European Union: Lawsuit on responsibilities of online marketplace operators under Directive on Electronic Commerce (X v Russmedia/Case C-492/23)

Progress

Current status
in force
02 Dec 2025 in force
06 Feb 2025 under deliberation
04 Dec 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

02 Dec 2025
in force

Court of Justice of the European Union issued ruling determining online marketplaces are responsible for use of personal data in advertisements

On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in X v Russmedia Digital SRL, clarifying that operators of online marketplaces are considered controllers under Article 4(7) of the General Data Protection Regulat…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
06 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Advocate General issued on responsibilities of online marketplace operators under Directive on Electronic Commerce (Case C-492/23)

On 6 February 2025, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered his opinion in Case C-492/23 concerning the responsibilities of online marketplace operators under the Directive on Electronic Commerce (2000/31/EC) and…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type opinion
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
04 Dec 2023
under deliberation

Requested preliminary ruling in Lawsuit on responsibilities of the operator of an online marketplace (X v Russmedia, Case C-492/23)

On 4 December 2023, the Court of Appeals of Cluj requested a preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the application of EU law to a storage and hosting information service provider. The applicant X, took legal acti…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court