A French court has set a date to hear a case brought against Apple by the country's finance ministry over allegedly abusive contract terms on the
App Store.
The case will be heard by a Paris commercial court on Sept. 17, 2021,
Reuters reported Wednesday. Although it's unlikely to result in significant fines, the court could force Apple to change some of its contractual terms in the country.
In France, local law allows the country's finance minister to sue companies if abusive business practices are found in contracts. The complaint was levied against Apple following a three-year probe by France's CGCCRF consumer fraud watchdog.
France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, last year
accused Apple of being part of a small group of tech giants that are"reaping most of the profits" in the country.
