Judgment_paragraph 12 · Viagogo AG v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) and Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) (C-70/22)

12Article 2 of Directive 2000/31, entitled ‘Definitions’, provides:‘For the purpose of this Directive, the following terms shall bear the following meanings:(a) “information society services”: services within the meaning of Article 1(2) of 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 (OJ 1998 L 204, p. 37)] as amended by Directive 98/48/EC [of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998 (OJ 1998 L 217, p. 18)];(b) “service provider”: any natural or legal person providing an information society service;(c) “established service provider”: a service provider who effectively pursues an economic activity using a fixed establishment for an indefinite period. The presence and use of the technical means and technologies required to provide the service do not, in themselves, constitute an establishment of the provider;…’