European Union: Lawsuit relating to authorisation requirements for telecommunications network hardware and software on national security grounds (No. C-354/24)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
19 Mar 2026 under deliberation
15 May 2024 under investigation
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
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Advocate General issued opinion on authorisation requirements for telecommunications network hardware and software on national security grounds
On 19 March 2026, an Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an opinion in Case C-354/24 (Elisa Eesti). The case concerns a preliminary ruling request from the Tallinn Administrative Court arising from a chall…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
opinion
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Tallinn Administrative Court referred questions relating to authorisation requirements for telecommunications network hardware and software on national security grounds to Court of Justice of European Union
On 15 May 2024, the Tallinn Administrative Court (Estonia) referred 6 questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (C-354/24 / Elisa Eesti). The case concerns a challenge by telecommunications provider Elisa Eesti AS against the Cy…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court