Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2013:181
Date: 2013-03-21
Language of the case: Czech
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Approximation of laws
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Czechia

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 25 June 2013 1. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Period for implementation — Reference date for assessing whether there has been a failure to fulfil obligations (Art. 260(2) TFEU) 2. Member States — Obligations — Failure to fulfil obligations — National system pleaded as justification — Not permissible (Art. 260 TFEU) 3. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment — Pecuniary penalties — Lump sum — Calculation of the amount — Criteria — Conduct of the Member State concerned, the duration and seriousness of the infringement (Art. 260(2) TFEU) 1. See the text of the decision. (see para. 23) 2. See the text of the decision. (see para. 48) 3. See the text of the decision. (see paras 50-55)