Description
On 3 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that ride-hailing apps that put passengers directly in touch with taxi drivers - and do not provide a crucial part of the transport service - are online platforms. It can upend the way ride-hailing apps are regulated. It opens an opportunity for ride-hailing apps, such as Uber, which have so far been regulated as taxi companies, to seek greater freedom from regulation in the EU, if they can prove they are platforms.
The Judgment in Case C-62/19 states: "A service that puts taxi passengers directly in touch with taxi drivers by means of an electronic application constitutes an information society service where it does not form an integral part of an overall service the principal component of which is the provision of transport"
- Keywords
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platform characteristics and business model,
sector aspects, competition, lobbying
- Actors
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Platform,
Court
- Sector
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Transportation and storage
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