Recognized as the world’s largest technology company, Apple continues to make a name for itself with its successes as well as ongoing investigations and litigation processes in the USA and Europe. The European Union has its eyes on the company.
Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU): “The court made a mistake. Apple should be tried again.”
A few years ago, Apple faced a massive 13 billion euro lawsuit from the European Union. After a long court process, Apple managed to avoid this penalty. However, the decision did not please the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The chief prosecutor of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) is asking the judges to reconsider the decision.
According to CJEU Chief Prosecutor Giovanni Pitruzzella, when the 2020 decision exempting Apple from costs was made, “a series of legal errors” were made, and therefore the decision should be annulled and reconsidered. “The General Court failed to correctly assess the content and consequences of certain methodological errors,” the statement said. statements were included.
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What happened?
The EU Commission ruled that Apple received illegal tax support from Ireland between 2003 and 2014, and ordered it to pay a $15 billion penalty. At that time, the tax war between the EU and Apple was concluded in favor of Apple by the General Court of the European Union.
The court declared that the EU Commission decision was not based on sufficient evidence and that the tax decisions were made objectively by the Irish authorities. It is stated that at this point today, there are question marks right here. Apple is expected to be tried again.