Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2010:572
Date: 2010-09-30
Language of the case: Czech
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Environment;Approximation of laws
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Czechia

Action brought on 27 November 2009 - European Commission v Czech Republic (Case C-481/09) Language of the case: Czech Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and M. Thomannová-Körnerová, acting as Agents) Defendant: Czech Republic Form of order sought declare that, by failing to adopt all such laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, 1 or in any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 18 of that directive; order Czech Republic to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period for implementing the directive into domestic law expired on 24 March 2008. ____________ 1 - OJ 2006 L 64, p. 37.