CELEX: 62007CJ0287
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Public contracts
Directive 2004/17/EC
Procedures for the award of contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
Incorrect or incomplete transposition
Failure to transpose within the prescribed period

Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the measures necessary
to comply with Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement
procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 1).
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Declares that,
–        by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose completely and correctly Article
1(2)(b); the second subparagraph of Article 1(2)(c), Article 1(2)(d); the second subparagraph of Article 1(13); Article 14(4);
Article 17(10)(a) and (c); Article 34(8), Article 36(2); Article 39(2); Article 45(1) and (3)(a) and (c); Article 48(1) to
(4) and (6)(c); the second indent of Article 49(2); Article 49(3) to (5); the first subparagraph of Article 50(1)(c); Article 52(1);
the second subparagraph of Article 57(1)(d) and (e); the first sentence of Article 57(3), and Article 65(2) of Directive 2004/17/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating
in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, and
–        by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with Article 9, Article 34(2), Article 52(3) and the second sentence of Article 57(3) of Directive 2004/17,
the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive.
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.