This is our July edition of the Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter. Our quarterly publication provides insights on modern-day competition law developments in a bite-sized format.

This edition focuses on:

1. The European Commission's gradually intensifying enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), including the first fines for DMA non-compliance;
2. The Court of Justice of the European Union's Android Auto ruling on interoperability and indispensability in the context of the prohibition of abuse of dominance;
3. The French Competition Authority's fine on Apple for abuse of dominance in connection with the implementation of its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature;
4. The German Federal Court of Justice confirming Apple's Section 19a GWB designation for holding a position of ''paramount significance for competition across markets";
5. The UK CMA's designation investigations for assessing whether Apple and Google have "strategic market status" under the UK DMCC Act.

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The newsletter is produced jointly by the Best Friends group: BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter and May and Uría Menéndez. In addition to sharing a joint office in Brussels, we cooperate in the area of competition law by working together on cases, exchanging lawyers and pooling our know-how and expertise. We also jointly develop trainings for clients and products, like the Best Friends dawn raid site (available at www.europeandawnraids.com - you can download the link to your smartphone). We believe that together our cross-border capabilities in Europe are second to none.

We hope that you find the publication of interest and welcome any feedback or suggestions of topics for future editions.