Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:461
Date: 2007-07-18
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: General provisions
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Greece

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2007 – Commission v Greece (Case C‑26/07) Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2004/80/EC – Compensation to crime victims – 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. 6) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the measures necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15). Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. 2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.