Press Release: Judgments in Cases C-485/11 and C-71/12. Commission v France and Vodafone Malta Limited and Others v Avukat Ġenerali and Others

The Authorisation Directive does not preclude either the special charge levied in France on electronic communications operators or the Maltese excise duty on mobile telephony services.

That directive does not restrict Member States’ powers to impose non-administrative charges in respect of the provision of electronic communications services.