Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato – Italy) – Viagogo AG v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

(Case C-70/22, ¹ Viagogo)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic commerce – Directive 2000/31/EC – Article 1 – Scope – Article 2(c) – Concept of ‘established service provider’ – Article 3(1) – Provision of information society services by a provider established on the territory of a Member State – Company established on the territory of the Swiss Confederation – Inapplicability ratione personae – Article 56 TFEU – Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons – Scope – Prohibition of restrictions on the cross-frontier provision of services not exceeding 90 days per calendar year – Provision of services in Italy for a period exceeding 90 days – Inapplicability ratione personae – Article 102 TFEU – Nothing in the order for reference enabling a link to be established between the dispute in the main proceedings and any abuse of a dominant position – Inadmissibility)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Viagogo AG

Defendants: Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

Intervening party: Ticketone SpA

Operative part of the judgment

The request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State, Italy), made by decision of 27 January 2022, is inadmissible.

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¹ OJ C 165, 19.4.2022.