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Weeks XXXVIII – XXXIX: 15th– 26th September 2025
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Week XXXVIII: 15th to 19th September
Thursday 18th September
Opinion in Joined Cases C-188/24 WebGroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates
and C-190/24 Coyote System
(Charter of Fundamental Rights – Freedom of movement for persons – Freedom of
establishment – Freedom to provide services – Consumer protection)
French law prohibits anyone from disseminating pornographic material that is likely to
be seen by minors. In order to enforce this criminal prohibition, the president of the
French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication has the power
to issue formal notices and refer cases to the courts. A decree of October 7, 2021
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organised this mechanism.
In case C-188/24, Webgroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates sro, two publishers of
websites disseminating pornographic content established in the Czech Republic,
referred the matter to the Council of State, the referring court, to request the
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They consider that the contested decree, as well as its legal basis, fails to comply with
the objectives of Directive 2000/31 by imposing general and abstract measures
annulment of this decree, which they consider to be contrary to Directive 2000/31/EC.
targeting a category of information society services described in general terms and
applying indiscriminately to all providers of that category of services.
French legislation has also introduced a measure prohibiting providers of electronic
driving or navigation assistance services using geolocation from retransmitting
information transmitted by their users concerning certain road checks, in order to
prevent drivers from avoiding these checks. A decree has been issued implementing
this legislation.
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In case C-190/24, Coyote System, a company established in France, has asked the
referring court, to annul the mentioned decree, on the grounds, in particular, that it
allegedly fails to comply with the objectives of Directive 2000/31/EC by imposing rules
on operators established outside France that restrict their freedom to provide
services. Secondly, because the said decree imposes on them general obligations to
monitor the information they transmit, allegedly contrary to the directive.
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In those circumstances, the referring court decided to refer to the Court of Justice for a
preliminary ruling for the interpretation of Directive 2000/31/EC and of the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Background Documents C-188/24
Background Documents C-190/24
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Week XXXIX: 22nd to 26th September
Thursday 25th September
Opinion in Case C-474/24 NADA Austria
(Principles of Union law – Protection of personal data)
Four professional athletes who violated anti-doping rules are challenging in an
Austrian court the fact that their names, the sport concerned, the duration of their
exclusion from sporting events and the reasons for this exclusion were or were going
to be published online, namely on the websites of the Austrian Independent AntiDoping Agency (NADA Austria) and the Austrian Anti-Doping Legal Commission
(ÖADR).
In Austria, such publication is required by law. Its purpose is, on the one hand, to deter
athletes from committing anti-doping rule violations and thus to prevent doping in
sport. On the other hand, it aims to prevent the circumvention of anti-doping rules by
informing all persons likely to sponsor or engage the athlete in question that he or she
is suspended.
The four athletes concerned believe that this publication violates the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In this context, the Austrian court asked the Court of Justice to interpret the GDPR,
after the Court had dismissed a request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the
Austrian Independent Arbitration Committee as inadmissible (see C-115/22 and Press
Release No 80/24).
Background Documents C-474/24
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Weeks XXXVIII – XXXIX: 8th – 19th September 2025
HEARINGS OF NOTE*
Court of Justice
Wednesday 17th September 2025: 09:00 – Joined Cases C-424/24 FIGC and C-425/24
CONI (Competition)
Tuesday 23rd September 2025: 09:00 – Case C-583/24 Tagu (Charter of Fundamental
Rights – Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Police
cooperation) (streamed on Curia)
Wednesday 24th September 2025: 09:00 – Case C-530/24 Tipico (Freedom to provide
services)
Wednesday 24th September 2025: 09:30 – Case C-468/24 Netz Niederösterreich (Data
protection and smart meters) (Energy)
Thursday 25th September 2025: 09:00 – Joined Cases C-684/24 Across Fiduciaria and
others and C-685/24 Unione Fiduciaria and others (Principles of Union law – Protection of
personal data)
General Court
Wednesday 17th September 2025: 14:30 – Case T-369/24 Pumpyanskiy v Council
(Restrictive measures – Ukraine)
Wednesday 24th September 2025: 09:30 – Case T-120/24 Global Legal Action Network
and CAN-Europe v Commission (Environment)
* This is a non-exhaustive list and does not include all the hearings over the next two
weeks.