Judgment of the General Court of 19 November 2025 – Amazon EU v Commission

(Case T-367/23) (1)

(Digital services - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 - Designation as a very large online platform - Plea of illegality - Admissibility - Article 33(1) and (4) of Regulation 2022/2065 - Right to respect for private and family life - Freedom to conduct a business - Right to property - Equal treatment - Freedom of expression - Data protection)

(C/2026/104)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Amazon EU Sàrl, successor in law to Amazon Services Europe Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Conrad, M. Frank, R. Spanó and I. Ioannidis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Armati, P. Pernas Castrillo and P.J. Loewenthal, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland eV (bevh) (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: R. van der Hout and V. Lemonnier, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Menegatti, E. Ni Chaoimh and L. Taïeb, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: E. Sitbon, N. Brzezinski and M. Moore, acting as Agents), Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs (BEUC) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: A. Fratini, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, successor in law to Amazon Services Europe Sàrl, seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2023) 2746 final of 25 April 2023 designating Amazon Store as a very large online platform in accordance with Article 33(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Amazon EU Sàrl to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures;

3.	Orders the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs (BEUC) and Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland eV (bevh) to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.