Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2014:2150
Date: 2014-09-04
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Eggs and poultry
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Greece

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 4 September 2014 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Case C-351/13) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/74/EC — Articles 3 and 5(2) — Rearing of laying hens — Unenriched cages — Prohibition — Rearing of laying hens in cages which do not comply with the requirements of that directive) Language of the case: Greek Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Markoulli and B. Schima, acting as Agents) Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: I.-K. Chalkias, E. Leftheriotou and M. Tassopoulou, Agents) Operative part of the judgment The Court: declares that, by failing to ensure that from 1 January 2012 laying hens are no longer reared in unenriched cage systems, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 and Article 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens; orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 260, 7.9.2013.