Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:559
Date: 2007-09-27
Language of the case: Portuguese
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Area of freedom, security and justice
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 September 2007 - Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (Case C-5/07) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/109/EC - Third-country nationals who are long-term residents - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) Language of the case: Portuguese Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and P. Guerra e Andrade, Agents) Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Fernandes and F. Fraústo de Azevedo, Agents) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44) Operative part of the judgment 1. By not having adopted, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. 2. The Portuguese Republic is ordered to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 42, 24.02.2007.