Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2017:231
Date: 2017-03-22
Language of the case: Portuguese
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Transport
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 March 2017 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Case C-665/15) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Transport — Driving licences — EU driving licence network — Use of and connection to the EU network) Language of the case: Portuguese Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux, M. Farrajota and P. Guerra e Andrade, acting as Agents) Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, M. Figueiredo and C. Guerra Santos, acting as Agents) Operative part of the judgment The Court: Rules that, by not having put in place the connection to the EU driving licence network, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7(5)(d) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences; Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 59, 15.2.2016.