Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:518
Date: 2007-09-13
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social Policy
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Greece

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 September 2007 – Commission v Greece (Case C‑381/06) Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2002/14/EC – Informing and consulting employees – Failure to transpose within the period prescribed Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 8) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community – Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation (OJ 2002 L 80, p. 29). Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.