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Judgment of the EU Court of Justice on the nature of the intermediation service of Uber
With judgment dated 20th December 2017, in proceedings n. C-434/15, the EU Court of Justice ruled that the service provided by Uber is an intermediation service, the purpose of which is to connect, by means of a smartphone application and for remuneration, non-professional drivers that use their own vehicle and persons who wish to make urban journeys. Uber services must be regarded as being inherently linked to a transport service and, accordingly, must be classified as “a service in the field of transport” within the meaning of Article 58(1) TFEU. Consequently, such a service must be excluded from the scope of Article 56 TFEU, Directive 2006/123 and Directive 2000/31.
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