Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2001:433
Date: 2001-09-11
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment
Concepts: General;Defences
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment 
1. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Examination of the merits by the Court — 
Situation to be taken into account — Situation prevailing at the end of the period laid 
down in the reasoned opinion 
(EC Treaty, Art. 169 (now Art. 226 EC)) 
I-5811 
SUMMARY — CASE C-71/99 
2. Member States — Obligations — Implementation of directives — Failure to fulfil 
obligations — justification based on the delay by the Commission in establishing a 
format intended for the submission of certain data by Member States — Not 
permissible 
(EC Treaty, Art. 169 (now Art. 226 EC)) 
I-5812