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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

A court has loosened French transportation regulations by overturning a ban on a key feature [marketwatch.com] used by the Uber ridesharing app:

Car-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. won a loosening of France's strict transport rules Wednesday when a court overturned a decree banning car services from showing the locations of available vehicles, a well-known feature of Uber's app.

France's Conseil d'Etat, the country's highest administrative court, struck down the part of a government decree that banned the showing of locations of available cars. The court said providing the locations represents an "information society service." Under European Union law, countries must notify the EU before regulating such services.

Two Uber managers were arrested in Paris back in June.

Previously: French Taxi Drivers Vandalize France to Protest Uber [soylentnews.org]
Uber Leaves France [soylentnews.org]

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