Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2010:60
Date: 2010-02-04
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: United Kingdom

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 February 2010 – Commission v United Kingdom (Case C‑186/09) Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2004/113/EC – Equal treatment for men and women – Access to and supply of goods and services – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period as regards Gibraltar Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of the 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. 10) Re: Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (OJ 2004 L 373, p. 37). Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.