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Criminal proceedings against X (C-390/18)
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49

Criminal proceedings against X (C-390/18)

Judgment of 19 Dec 2019law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-390-18/para_49@2026-11-10

49Therefore, such a service meets the four cumulative conditions laid down in Article 1(1)(b) of Directive 2015/1535 and therefore, in principle, constitutes an ‘information society service’ within the meaning of Directive 2000/31.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-390/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:1112
Decided: 19 Dec 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the investigating judge of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris (Regional Court, Paris, France)
Rapporteur: D. Šváby
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 11 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, A. Arabadjiev, E. Regan, P.G. Xuereb, L.S. Rossi, E. Juhász, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, D. Šváby, N. Piçarra
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0390

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Approximation of laws Consumer protection Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Internal market - Principles

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19 Dec 2019Reading

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Interprets 2: Directive 2000/31/EC3 provisions; Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (codification)
Cited by 14: LG v Rina SpA and Ente Registro Italiano Navale (C-641/18); Google Ireland Limited and Others v Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (Komm Austria) (C-376/22); A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18); DenizBank AG v Verein für Konsumenteninformation (C-287/19); Doctipharma SAS v Union des Groupements de pharmaciens d’officine (UDGPO) and Pictime Coreyre (C-606/21)2 provisions; UJ v Österreichische Zahnärztekammer (C-115/24); Amazon Services Europe Sàrl v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (C-665/22); Airbnb Ireland UC and Amazon Services Europe Sàrl v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (C-662/22); Google Ireland Ltd and Eg Vacation Rentals Ireland Ltd v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (C-664/22); Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd v Datel Design and Development Ltd and Others (C-159/23); Nord Vest Pro Sani Pro SRL v Administraţia Judeţeană a Finanţelor Publice Satu Mare and Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Cluj-Napoca (C-387/22); Airbnb Ireland UC v Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (C-674/20)3 provisions; A v Migrationsverket (C-193/19); Star Taxi App SRL v Unitatea Administrativ Teritorială Municipiul Bucureşti prin Primar General and Consiliul General al Municipiului Bucureşti (C-62/19)
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 2006/123/EC; Directive 2000/31/EC; Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations; Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance); Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (codification); Asociación Profesional Elite Taxi v Uber Systems Spain, SL (C-434/15); Aziz Melki and Sélim Abdeli (C-188/10, C-189/10); Abcur AB v Apoteket Farmaci AB and Apoteket AB (C-544/13, C-545/13); Criminal proceedings against Sebat Ince (C-336/14); Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam (C-98/14); Criminal proceedings against Uber France (C-320/16); Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 97/5/EC (Text with EEA relevance); CIA Security International SA v Signalson SA and Securitel SPRL (C-194/94); Enirisorse SpA v Sotacarbo SpA (C-237/04); Enichem Base and others v Comune di Cinisello Balsamo (380/87); Criminal proceedings against X (C-390/18); Odvolací finanční ředitelství v Pavlína Baštová (C-432/15); James Elliott Construction Limited v Irish Asphalt Limited (C-613/14); Skatteministeriet v KPC Herning (C-71/18); Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze v Part Service Srl (C-425/06)