Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2021:21
Date: 2021-01-14
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (1957)
Subject matter: Health and safety;Euratom matters
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 January 2021 – European Commission v Italian Republic (Case C-744/19) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2013/59/Euratom – Basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation – Article 106 – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Tricot and G. Gattinara, Agents) Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and C. Colelli, avvocato dello Stato) Operative part of the judgment The Court: Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, and by failing to communicate to the European Commission the text of the provisions of national law adopted, where necessary, in the field governed by Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 106(1) and (3) of that directive; Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.