The European Court of Justice, the EU's top court, said Tuesday that France can pursue criminal charges accusing Uber of operating an illegal taxi service. A court in Lille, France, found that the UberPop service, which links passengers with unlicensed drivers, amounted to an illegal transportation service. Uber argued that the case was an attempt to regulate an "information society service," or internet company, so the European Commission should have been notified before the French decision. The EU court has already ruled that Uber is a transportation service rather than an internet service, however. "Member states may prohibit and punish the illegal exercise of a transport activity such as UberPop without having to notify the Commission of the draft law in advance," Maciej Szpunar, advocate general at the European Court of Justice, said. Source: CNBC |
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