BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Commission said ​Apple Ads and ‌Apple Maps should not be ‌designated under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing Apple Maps' relatively low ⁠usage ‌in the EU and the limited scale ‍of Apple Ads in the EU online advertising market.

"The ​Commission has concluded ‌that Apple does not qualify as a gatekeeper in relation to Apple Ads and Apple Maps, ⁠as neither ​of these platform ​services constitute an important gateway for business ‍users ⁠to reach end users," it said in a ⁠statement on Thursday.

(Reporting by ‌Charlotte Van Campenhout;Editing by ‌Sudip Kar-Gupta)