Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juge d’instruction du tribunal de grande instance de Paris (France) lodged on 13 June 2018 — Criminal proceedings against YA and AIRBNB Ireland UC — other parties: Hotelière Turenne SAS, Pour un hébergement et tourisme professionnel (AHTOP), Valhotel
(Case C-390/18)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Juge d’instruction du tribunal de grande instance de Paris
Parties to the main proceedings
YA and AIRBNB Ireland UC
Other parties: Hotelière Turenne SAS, Pour un hébergement et tourisme professionnel (AHTOP), Valhotel
Questions referred
1. Do the services provided in France by the company Airbnb Ireland UC via an electronic platform managed from Ireland benefit from the freedom to provide services contemplated in Article 3 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000? 1
2. Are the restrictive rules relating to the exercise of the profession of real estate agent in France, laid down by Law No 70-9 of 2 January 1970 on intermediaries in real-estate transactions (‘the Hoguet Law’), enforceable against the company Airbnb Ireland UC?
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1 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1).