Uber fights French ban at EU

December 18, 2014 01:42

Uber, the taxi app company under fire around the world, has filed an EU complaint against a French ban on amateur drivers doubling as chauffeurs, the European Union said today.

"We have received a complaint and we are currently analysing it," said European Commission spokeswoman Lucia Caudet, who also handles internal market issues, without providing more details.

France earlier this year implemented a new law making it harder for everyday drivers to double as taxis, the basis of the Uber business model.

Still facing strong opposition from taxi drivers, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said this week the practice would be banned completely starting January 1.

Uber is already fighting the measure in France and last week a Paris business court decided the law could not be enforced until the government had published full details of the restrictions. San Francisco-based Uber is giving the US and European taxi industries a run for their money by hooking up drivers and passengers through a cellphone application.

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