BRUSSELS, April 8 (Reuters) - An EU decision on whether

Apple ( AAPL ) and Meta have breached landmark tech rules aimed

at curbing their market power will be issued in the coming

weeks, antitrust chief Teresa Ribera told European Parliament

lawmakers on Tuesday.

The European Commission has been investigating Apple ( AAPL ) and

Meta Platforms ( META ) since March last year for potential

breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which sets out a list

of do's and don'ts for tech giants in a bid to open up markets

to rivals and give consumers more choice.

Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA

violations, sources told Reuters last month.

Ribera, who had previously told Reuters that she would issue

her decision on Apple ( AAPL ) and Meta in March, said it would now take

a bit longer.

"Decisions could be adopted in the coming weeks," she told

lawmakers when asked about the timing.

Spiralling trade tensions between the United States and the

EU over President Donald Trump's tariffs have forced a first

response from the EU with the prospect of more to come while

some member states including France want to target U.S.

services.