By Granth Vanaik

April 5 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) announced measures on

Friday to make it easier for music streaming apps on its App

Store in the European Economic Area to inform users of other

ways to purchase digital services, as it looks to comply with a

European Union mandate.

The announcement comes weeks after the iPhone maker was

fined 1.84 billion euros ($1.99 billion) by the EU for thwarting

competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its

App Store.

The European Commission had said in March that Apple's ( AAPL )

restrictions constituted unfair trading conditions and that it

should stop such conduct.

Following a 2019 complaint by Swedish streaming service

Spotify ( SPOT ), the Commission charged Apple ( AAPL ) last year with

preventing the Swedish company and others from informing users

of payment options outside its App Store.

Apple ( AAPL ) on Friday said it would permit music streaming app

developers to invite users to provide their email address for

sending them a link to the developer's website to purchase

digital music content or services, and to inform them about

where and how to purchase items as well as the price.

The company said that the announcement provides "even more"

flexibility to music streaming service apps, including Spotify ( SPOT ),

which has 56% share of the European market.

Spotify ( SPOT ) did not immediately respond to a request for

comment.

Apple ( AAPL ), however, said the Commission's decision does not

address its ability to charge a commission for all the tools,

technologies and ongoing services it provides.

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