Apple had argued against the jurisdiction of the Dutch court to hear this case, as the alleged harmful conduct had not occurred in the Netherlands and in particular in Amsterdam. Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images/Postmedia files

Apple Inc. risks more class action-type damages claims in the the European Union after the bloc’s top court said users of its Dutch App Store can collectively sue in the Netherlands regardless of where they are based.

Judges at the EU Court of Justice said an Amsterdam court could weigh claims from two foundations over allegedly anticompetitive App Store commissions — which can reach as high as 30 per cent per sale.

While the ruling homed in on the Netherlands after the Dutch court sought EU judges’ guidance on how to apply EU rules on jur

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