Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:666
Date: 2007-11-08
Language of the case: Czech
Court formation: Seventh 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: Czechia

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 November 2007 - Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic (Case C-60/07) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2004/33/EC - Technical requirements for blood and blood components - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed) Language of the case: Czech Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Šimerdová and L. Pignataro, Agents) Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: T. Boček, Agent) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2004/33/EC of 22 March 2004 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for blood and blood components (OJ 1998 L 91, p. 25) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2004/33/EC of 22 March 2004 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for blood and blood components, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.