The rival companies have a week to submit new versions of the documents, suggesting the EU is nearing the final stages of drafting a statement of objections against the company, the sources said. The Commission typically circles back to companies to make specific information non-confidential because it will have to show Google the evidence it has relied upon to bring its formal charges. The European Commission and Google declined to comment.
This is the third EU competition case against Google. The Commission already filed formal charges against Google for allegedly skewing its search results to favour its own shopping service, and in April, over Google’s conduct with the Android operating system. The latest case centres on whether the company prevents or obstructs website operators from placing ads on their websites that compete with Google’s advertising business.
