In conclusions published on Tuesday 4 July (Case C-320/16), Advocate General Maciej Szpunar at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) takes the view that EU member states may prohibit and punish, as a matter of criminal law, the illegal exercise of transport activities in the context of the UberPop service, without notifying the European Commission of the draft law in advance.
The 'tribunal de grande instance de Lille' (Regional Court, Lille, France), before which the matter was brought, has...