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Document 62010CN0016
Case C-16/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) made on 11 January 2010 — The Number Ltd, Conduit Enterprises Ltd v Office of Communications and British Telecommunications PLC
Case C-16/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) made on 11 January 2010 — The Number Ltd, Conduit Enterprises Ltd v Office of Communications and British Telecommunications PLC
Case C-16/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) made on 11 January 2010 — The Number Ltd, Conduit Enterprises Ltd v Office of Communications and British Telecommunications PLC
OJ C 63, 13.3.2010, p. 40–41
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
13.3.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/40 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) made on 11 January 2010 — The Number Ltd, Conduit Enterprises Ltd v Office of Communications and British Telecommunications PLC
(Case C-16/10)
2010/C 63/63
Language of the case: English
Referring court
Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: The Number Ltd, Conduit Enterprises Ltd
Defendant: Office of Communications and British Telecommunications PLC
Questions referred
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Is the power afforded to Member States under Article 8(1) of Directive 2002/22/EC (1) (‘the Universal Service Directive’), read together with Article 8 of Directive 2002/21/EC (2) (‘the Framework Directive’), Articles 3(2) and 6(2) of Directive 2002/20/EC (3) (‘the Authorisation Directive’), and Article 3(2) of the Universal Service Directive and other material provisions of EC law, to designate one or more undertakings to guarantee the provision of universal service, or different elements of universal service, as identified in Articles 4, 5,6, 7 and 9(2) of the Universal Service Directive, to be interpreted as:
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Do the above provisions, when read also in light of Article 3(2) of the Universal Service Directive, permit Member States, in circumstances where an undertaking is designated under Article 8(1) of the Universal Service Directive in relation to Article 5(l)(b) of that Directive (comprehensive telephone directory enquiry service) without being required to supply such a service directly to end users, to impose specific obligations on that designated undertaking:
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(1) Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive)
OJ L 108, p. 51
(2) Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)
OJ L 108, p. 33
(3) Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)
OJ L 108, p. 21