41Next, the argument put forward by De Pra and SAIV to the effect that a charge such as the TCG is contrary to Article 12 of Directive 2002/20 because it is not an administrative charge paid by way of fees intended to cover only the administrative costs incurred in the issue, management, control and enforcement of the applicable general authorisation scheme, cannot be upheld. The Court has held previously that a charge the trigger for which is linked not to a general authorisation procedure for access to the electronic telecommunications services market but to the use of mobile telephony services provided by operators and which is ultimately borne by the user of such services does not fall within the scope of Article 12 (see judgment in Vodafone Malta and Mobisle Communications, C‑71/12, EU:C:2013:431, paragraphs 25 and 29).
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