April 25 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) has rejected

Spotify's ( SPOT ) new version of its iOS app with in-app

pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio

streaming firm said on Thursday.

The Swedish company submitted a new version of its app to

Apple ( AAPL ) with basic pricing and website information, which is a

minimum requirement under the European Commission's ruling in

its music streaming case, it said in a post on X on Wednesday.

Spotify ( SPOT ) said the Cupertino, California based-Apple ( AAPL ) rejected

its update in a response directly sent to the company.

Apple ( AAPL ) and the European Commission did not immediately

respond to Reuters requests for comment.

"Apple ( AAPL ) has once again defied the European Commission's

decision, rejecting our update for attempting to communicate

with customers about our prices unless we pay Apple ( AAPL ) a new tax.

Their disregard for consumers and developers is matched only by

their disdain for the law," a spokesperson for Spotify ( SPOT ) said in a

statement.

In March, Brussels fined Apple ( AAPL ) with 1.84 billion euros

($1.97 billion) for thwarting competition from music streaming

rivals via restrictions on its App Store, marking its first ever

EU antitrust penalty, following a 2019 complaint from Spotify ( SPOT ).

Earlier this month, Apple ( AAPL ) also announced measures that would

let 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.

Under Apple's ( AAPL ) proposal, Spotify ( SPOT ) and other streaming services

can include link to their websites to inform users of payment

options outside its App Store. However, Spotify ( SPOT ) said in the new

version submitted to Apple ( AAPL ) it did not include the in-app link.

($1 = 0.9328 euros)

(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb

Chakrabarty)