Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:738
Date: 2007-11-29
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Area of freedom, security and justice
Concepts: General;Defences
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Luxembourg

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 29 November 2007 - Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Case C-34/07) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/109/EC - Third-country nationals who are long-term residents - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande, acting as Agent) Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, Agent) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ 2004 L 16, p.44) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 69 of 24.3.2007.