Case C-70/22, Viagogo: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Viagogo AG v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic commerce — Directive 2000/31/EC — Article 1 — Scope — Article 2(c) — Concept of ‘established service provider’ — Article 3(1) — Provision of information society services by a provider established on the territory of a Member State — Company established on the territory of the Swiss Confederation — Inapplicability ratione personae — Article 56 TFEU — Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons — Scope — Prohibition of restrictions on the cross-frontier provision of services not exceeding 90 days per calendar year — Provision of services in Italy for a period exceeding 90 days — Inapplicability ratione personae — Article 102 TFEU — Nothing in the order for reference enabling a link to be established between the dispute in the main proceedings and any abuse of a dominant position — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-04-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: admissibility, advertising, broker, dominant position, electronic commerce, freedom to provide services, information society, information storage, information system, right of establishment








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12.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/13






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Viagogo AG v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
(Case C-70/22, (1) Viagogo)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Electronic commerce - Directive 2000/31/EC - Article 1 - Scope - Article 2(c) - Concept of ‘established service provider’ - Article 3(1) - Provision of information society services by a provider established on the territory of a Member State - Company established on the territory of the Swiss Confederation - Inapplicability ratione personae - Article 56 TFEU - Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons - Scope - Prohibition of restrictions on the cross-frontier provision of services not exceeding 90 days per calendar year - Provision of services in Italy for a period exceeding 90 days - Inapplicability ratione personae - Article 102 TFEU - Nothing in the order for reference enabling a link to be established between the dispute in the main proceedings and any abuse of a dominant position - Inadmissibility)
(2023/C 205/15)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Viagogo AG

Defendants: Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

Intervening party: Ticketone SpA

Operative part of the judgment

The request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State, Italy), made by decision of 27 January 2022, is inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 165, 19.4.2022.