26.9.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 350/9
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 July 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni v Istituto Nazionale di Statistica — ISTAT, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze
(Case C-240/15) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Electronic communications networks and services - Directive 2002/21/EC - Article 3 - Impartiality and independence of the national regulatory authorities - Directive 2002/20/EC - Article 12 - Administrative charges - National regulatory authority subject to provisions applicable to public finances and to provisions for limiting and streamlining public authority spending))
(2016/C 350/11)
Language of the case: Italian
Referring court
Consiglio di Stato
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni
Defendants: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica — ISTAT, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze
Operative part of the judgment
Article 3 of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009, and Article 12 of Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation that subjects a national regulatory authority, within the meaning of Directive 2002/21, as amended by Directive 2009/140, to provisions of national law applicable to public finances and, in particular, to provisions for limiting and streamlining the spending of public administrative authorities, such as those at issue in the main proceedings.
(1) OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.
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