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Italy: 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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2018-03-05
under deliberation

On 5 March 2018, the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) notified 3 Amazon group companies,…

2018-07-25
in force

On 25 July 2018, the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) imposed fines totalling EUR 300'00…

2018-10-01
under appeal

On 1 October 2018, following the notification of Decision No. 400/18/CONS on 2 August 2018, the thr…

2023-12-01
under investigation

On 1 December 2023, the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio rejected Amazon Italia Logistica's …

2024-01-01
under appeal

In 2024, the 3 Amazon group companies appealed the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio's judgme…

2025-07-10
under investigation

On 10 July 2025, the Council of State decided to stay proceedings on the appeals against the Region…