Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2011:49
Date: 2011-02-03
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Approximation of laws
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Belgium

Action brought on 3 August 2010 - European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (Case C-391/10) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and L. de Schietere de Lophem, Agents) Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium Form of order sought declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies 1 or, in any event, by not communicating such measures to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2007/36/EC expired on 3 August 2009. As at the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet adopted all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, had not notified the Commission thereof. ____________ 1 - OJ L 184, p. 17.