Op-Ed : “Member States May Subject The Activity Of Ride-hailing ...

Op-Ed : “Member States may subject the activity of ride-hailing platforms in their territory to prior authorisation: Star Taxi App (C-62/19)” by Augustin Chapuis-Doppler and Vincent Delhomme

Vincent Delhomme & Augustin Chapuis-Doppler

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On 3 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU delivered a significant judgment regarding a Romanian authorisation scheme contested by Bucharest-based ride-hailing mobile application operator Star Taxi App. In the wake of Airbnb Ireland (C-390/18), it upholds and clarifies the legal framework governing (ride-hailing) platforms and information society services (ISS) in the EU Single Market.

The facts of the case and the questions referred to the Court of Justice are somewhat reminiscent of that of the landmark Elite Taxi case (C-434/15), in which the Court held that UberPop is a service in the field of transport. Star Taxi App operates a smartphone application which allows users to choose a driver from a list of authorised taxi

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