Thursday 5th September 2024
Opinion in Case C-233/23 Alphabet and Others
(Competition – Dominant position)
Google (referring here to three undertakings: Google Italy Srl, the Italian subsidiary of Google LLC, in turn owned by Alphabet Inc.) is the author and developer of Android OS, an open-source operating system for Android mobile devices.
In 2015, Google launched Android Auto, an app for mobile devises with an Android operating system that enables users to access certain apps on their smartphone through a car’s integrated display. Third-party developers can create their versions of
their own apps that are compatible with Android Auto by using templates provided by Google.
Enel X, forms part of the Enel Group, and provides electric car charging services.
In May 2018, it launched JuicePass, an app which offers a set of features for charging electric vehicles. In September 2018, Enel X asked Google to make JuicePass compatible with Android Auto.
Google refused, stating that, in the absence of a specific template, media and messaging apps were the only third party apps compatible with Android Auto. Google justified its refusal on the basis of security concerns and the need to allocate the resources necessary for the creation of a new template.
The Italian Competition Authority found Google’s conduct to be in breach of EU competition rules. It held that in obstructing and delaying the publication of JuicePass on Android Auto, Google had abused its dominant position.
Google challenged this decision before the Italian Council of State that referred the issue to the Court of Justice.
Donnerstag, 5. September 2024
Schlussanträge der Generalanwältin am Gerichtshof in der Rechtssache C‑233/23 Alphabet u. a.
Fehlende Kompatibilität von Apps – Missbrauch einer beherrschenden Stellung
Google bietet die App Android Auto an, mit der man über einen im Fahrzeug integrierten Bildschirm auf bestimmte Apps auf seinem Smartphone zugreifen kann.
Enel X ersuchte Google, die Nutzung der von Enel X entwickelten App JuicePass auf Android Auto zu ermöglichen. Google lehnte das ab. Die App JuicePass bietet verschiedene Funktionen für das Laden von Elektrofahrzeugen, etwa für die Suche und Buchung von Ladestationen. Enel X ist ein Tochterunternehmen der Enel-Gruppe, die mehr als 60 % der Ladestationen für Elektrofahrzeuge in Italien betreibt.
Enel X machte gegenüber der italienischen Wettbewerbsbehörde geltend, dass Google mit seiner Weigerung seine beherrschende Stellung missbrauche. Die Wettbewerbsbehörde teilte diese Ansicht. Sie verpflichtete Google, bestimmte Maßnahmen für die Herstellung der Kompatibilität der beiden Apps zu ergreifen und verhängte gegen Google eine Geldbuße von 102 Mio. Euro.
Der von Google angerufene italienische Staatsrat möchte vom Gerichtshof wissen, wann in der Verweigerung des Zugangs zu einem bestimmten Erzeugnis oder einer bestimmten Dienstleistung ein Missbrauch einer beherrschenden Stellung liegt.
Generalanwältin Medina legt heute ihre Schlussanträge vor.
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