Joined Cases C‑662/22 and C‑667/22

Airbnb Ireland UC
and
Amazon Services Europe Sàrl

v

Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni

(Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio)

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 30 May 2024

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom to provide services – Providers of information society services – Obligation to be entered in the register of communications operators – Obligation to provide information on structure and organisation – Obligation to make a financial contribution – Directive 2000/31/EC – Coordinated field – Principle of control in the home Member State – Exemptions – Concept of measures ‘taken against a given information society service’ – Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 – Objective)

1. Approximation of laws – Electronic commerce – Directive 2000/31 – Provision of information society services – Measures adopted by a Member State requiring, on pain of sanctions, providers of online intermediation services established in another Member State to be entered in the register of communications operators, to provide information on their organisation and to pay a financial contribution – Not permissible

   (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2019/1150; European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/31, Arts 2(a) and (h) and 3(4))

   (see paragraphs 54-65, 87, operative part)

2. Approximation of laws – Electronic commerce – Directive 2000/31 – Provision of information society services – Derogation from the principle of free movement of information society services – Whether permissible – Conditions

   (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2019/1150, recitals 3, 7 and 51, and Art. 1(1) and (5); European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/31, recital 24 and Art. 3(4)(a)(i))

   (see paragraphs 68-86)

See the text of the decision.