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Apps without trader status will be removed from the App Store in the EU: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=einwn76m https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=einw

• realusername 2y ago
  What's supposed to be a "trader status"? I'm not aware of a legislation with these terms in the EU. For the DSA, Apple could just check in app purchases.
  • rf15 2y ago
    Seems to be a thing, had to do the same on JetBrain's Plugin Marketplace. Check out Article 3 Definition (f) and Article 30 and associated Articles in https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2022:277:FULL&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L...
    • realusername 2y ago
      But Apple already knows if an app is charging money or not, they don't need any extra information for that
      • mcsniff 2y ago
        It's not that cut and dry. Free apps might also require you to register as a trader based on this non-exhaustive list, https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-compliance-information/manage-european-union-digital-services-act-trader-requirements/ https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-co... If you sell a remote control toy car that uses an app, you're a trader. If you have an app for browsing your retail offerings, you're a trader. If you have an app, and you make any money in part due to having the app on the app store, you're a trader.