Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2010:460
Date: 2010-07-29
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Environment;Waste
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 29 July 2010 - European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (Case C-513/09) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/66/EC - Batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Peere and A. Marghelis, Agents) Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: T. Materne, Agent) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt or communicate, within the prescribed period, all the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (OJ 2006 L 266, p. 1) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 37, 13.02.2010.