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KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) (C-85/14)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
The first and second questions
45

KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) (C-85/14)

Judgment of 17 Sept 2015law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-85-14/para_45@2026-11-10

45Furthermore, Article 5(1) and (2) and Article 8(4) of the Access Directive set out the conditions which must be satisfied by the obligations imposed by NRAs on operators providing networks or electronic communication services in accordance with Article 5(1) and Article 8 of that directive.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-85/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2015:610
Decided: 17 Sept 2015
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands)
Applicant: KPN BV
Defendant: Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM)
Rapporteur: E. Jarašiūnas
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, A. Ó Caoimh, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas, C. G. Fernlund
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0085

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17 Sept 2015Reading

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Interprets 2: Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive); Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive)
Cited by 6: Europa Way Srl and Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Others (C-560/15); 'TOYA' sp. z o.o. and Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (C-243/21); Xabier Ormaetxea Garai and Bernardo Lorenzo Almendros v Administración del Estado (C-424/15); Koninklijke KPN NV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) (C-28/15); Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (C-397/14)2 provisions; Vodafone GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-395/14)
Cites 14: Directive 2002/58/EC (Directive on privacy and electronic communications); Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive); Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws; Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive); Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive); UPC Nederland BV v Gemeente Hilversum (C-518/11); Base NV and Others v Ministerraad (C-389/08); TeliaSonera Finland Oyj (C-192/08); Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland (C-227/07); Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones v Administración del Estado (C-82/07); KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) (C-85/14); T-Mobile Austria GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission (C-282/13); Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Text with EEA relevance)