> a connection is indirect if equipment is placed between the terminal and the interface of the network
If I check the official version in my native language, that (translated back to English by me) explicitly says:
> in the case of indirect connection there is an additional equipment/device between the terminal equipment and the interface of the network
If we assume that the the interface of the network is the optical or copper cable and the terminal equipment is your router, then (at least to my understanding) this additional equipment could be the modem of the service provider. The EU law doesn't speak about active or passive status of these equipments.
Maybe the Dutch law is stricter?
If you google translate the official French version to English via Google Translate, you got:
> a connection is indirect if a device is interposed between the terminal equipment and the interface of the public network
From German:
> in the case of an indirect connection, a device is connected between the terminal equipment and the interface of the public network
From Dutch:
> a connection is indirect when a device is placed between the terminal equipment and the network interface
> a connection is indirect if equipment is placed between the terminal and the interface of the network
If I check the official version in my native language, that (translated back to English by me) explicitly says:
> in the case of indirect connection there is an additional equipment/device between the terminal equipment and the interface of the network
If we assume that the the interface of the network is the optical or copper cable and the terminal equipment is your router, then (at least to my understanding) this additional equipment could be the modem of the service provider. The EU law doesn't speak about active or passive status of these equipments.
Maybe the Dutch law is stricter?
If you google translate the official French version to English via Google Translate, you got:
> a connection is indirect if a device is interposed between the terminal equipment and the interface of the public network
From German:
> in the case of an indirect connection, a device is connected between the terminal equipment and the interface of the public network
From Dutch:
> a connection is indirect when a device is placed between the terminal equipment and the network interface