Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:376
Date: 2007-06-21
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social Policy;Transport
Concepts: General;Defences
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Spain

Action brought on 21 September 2006 - Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Case C-392/06) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: N. Yerrell and R. Vidal Puig, acting as Agents) Defendant: Kingdom of Spain Form of order sought declare that, by failing to bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities 1 and, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; order the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period for transposition of Directive 2002/15/EC expired on 23 March 2005. ____________ 1 - OJ L 80 of 23.3.2002, p. 35.