Italy: Communications Regulatory Authority investigation into Amazon over alleged provision of postal services without authorisation
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Council of State submitted request for preliminary ruling to Court of Justice of the European Union on classification of Amazon's delivery and logistics activities
On 10 July 2025, the Council of State decided to stay proceedings on the appeals against the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio's judgments and refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (case Nos. 2541/2024 for Amazon Italia…
Amazon appealed regional administrative court decisions upholding Communications Regulatory Authority's findings that its logistics, delivery and locker management activities required postal authorisation
In 2024, the 3 Amazon group companies appealed the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio's judgments before the Council of State, Italy's supreme administrative court (case Nos. 2541/2024 for Amazon Italia Logistica, 2544/2024 for Amazon Italia Tr…
Regional Administrative Court for Lazio upheld Communications Regulatory Authority's findings that Amazon's logistics, delivery and locker management activities required postal authorisation, reducing one fine
On 1 December 2023, the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio rejected Amazon Italia Logistica's and Amazon Italia Transport's appeals and partially upheld Amazon Italia Service's, confirming in each case that the activity in question required pos…
Amazon appealed Communications Regulatory Authority decision that fined it EUR 300'000 and ordered regularisation of its postal services activities
On 1 October 2018, following the notification of Decision No. 400/18/CONS on 2 August 2018, the three Amazon group companies filed separate appeals before the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio. Amazon Italia Logistica and Amazon Italia Transpo…
Communications Regulatory Authority fined Amazon EUR 300'000 and ordered regularisation of its postal services activities (Decision No. 400/18/CONS)
On 25 July 2018, the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) imposed fines totalling EUR 300'000 on 3 Amazon group companies, namely Amazon Italia Transport, Amazon Italia Logistica and Amazon Italia Service, for providing postal services withou…
Communications Regulatory Authority announced investigation into Amazon over alleged provision of postal services without authorisation (Decision No. 04/18/DSP)
On 5 March 2018, the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) notified 3 Amazon group companies, namely Amazon Italia Transport, Amazon Italia Logistica and Amazon Italia Service, of a formal statement of objections (Decision No. 04/18/DSP) alleg…