Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:279
Date: 2007-05-10
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social Policy
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 May 2007 – Commission v Belgium (Case C‑407/06) Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Directive 2003/105/EC – Protection of workers – Major accident hazards involving dangerous substances – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 9) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 97). Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.