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RTL Television GmbH v Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S., S.A. and SALVOR - Sociedade de Investimento Hoteleiro, S.A (C-716/20)
Consideration of the questions referred
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RTL Television GmbH v Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S., S.A. and SALVOR - Sociedade de Investimento Hoteleiro, S.A (C-716/20)

Judgment of 8 Sept 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-716-20/para_84@2026-11-11

84It must, therefore, be held that establishments such as hotels do not fall within the concepts of ‘cable operator’ or ‘cable distributor’, within the meaning of Directive 93/83.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-716/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:643
Decided: 8 Sept 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Supreme Court, Portugal)
Applicant: RTL Television GmbH
Defendants: Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S. SA; SALVOR – Sociedade de Investimento Hoteleiro SA
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: G. Pitruzzella
Bench: 5 judges
E. Regan, I. Jarukaitis, M. Ilešič, D. Gratsias, Z. Csehi
Language: Portuguese
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0716

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Approximation of laws Internal market - Principles System of property ownership

History · 1 version

8 Sept 2022Reading

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 93/93/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the masses and dimensions of two or three-wheel motor vehicles
Cited by 3: Harman International Industries, Inc. v AB SA (C-175/21); Citadines Betriebs GmbH v MPLC Deutschland GmbH (C-723/22)2 provisions; Impexeco NV and PI Pharma NV v Novartis AG and Novartis Pharma NV (C-253/20)
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 2001/29/EC; Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version); NW v Landespolizeidirektion Steiermark (C-368/20); Supreme Site Services GmbH and Others v Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (C-186/19); Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim) and Svenska artisters och musikers intresseorganisation ek. för. (SAMI) v Fleetmanager Sweden AB and Nordisk Biluthyrning AB (C-753/18); Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission; VB v Glavna direktsia 'Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto' (C-262/20); European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-114/12); ITV Broadcasting Limited and Others v TVCatchup Limited and Others (C-275/15); Verwertungsgesellschaft Rundfunk GmbH v Hettegger Hotel Edelweiss GmbH (C-641/15); Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (Egeda) v Hostelería Asturiana SA (Hoasa) (C-293/98); C More Entertainment AB v Linus Sandberg (C-279/13); RTL Television GmbH v Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S., S.A. and SALVOR - Sociedade de Investimento Hoteleiro, S.A (C-716/20); Schneider Electric SA and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Relance (C-556/20)