The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has been levying weekly fines of 5 million euros on Apple since the company missed a 15 January to make changes ordered by the watchdog.

Apple has twice published information on its own blog about changes it is making to comply with the Dutch order. However, the ACM said it was not receiving enough information from the US company to assess whether Apple was actually complying.

"ACM is disappointed in Apple’s behaviour and actions," it said in a statement. It noted that Dutch courts have upheld its decision, which found that Apple's behaviour violated competition law.

Apple is under pressure in many countries over the commissions it charges on in-app purchases, with the US Senate approving a bill last Thursday that would bar Apple and Alphabet Google from requiring users to use their payment systems.

Rather than seeing which way the wind is blowing, Jobs Mob has decided that the best course is to dig its heels in.

Apple on 15 January claimed had complied with the Dutch regulator's December order. Strangely while that was good enough for the Tame Apple Press, Apple’s statement only covered dating apps like Match Group's Tinder. But even in that case Apple hadn't actually made the changes - it had just said it would.

On 3 February  Apple made a further statement on its blog, apparently laying out how developers could now implement the alternative payment methods.

One important footnote was that Apple said it would still charge a 27 per cent commission on the in-app payments it does not process, only slightly below the 30% it currently charges. The company asserted that was "consistent with the ACM order".

A spokesperson for the ACM said the agency could not comment beyond its public statements on whether a 27 per cent commission would be consistent with its order.

Meanwhile, Apple is hoping that the ACM’s ruling will go away in a court appeal. It is going to the courts to argue that alternative payment systems pose a security risk to users.al communities, economies, businesses and families connected.