BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) will

continue to constructively engage with the European Commission

to comply with landmark EU tech rules, the iPhone maker said on

Monday after EU regulators labelled its operating system for

iPads as a gatekeeper under the rules.

"Our focus will remain on delivering the very best products

and services to our European customers, while mitigating the new

privacy and data security risks the DMA (Digital Markets Act)

poses for our users," Apple ( AAPL ) said in a statement.