Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2011:50
Date: 2011-02-03
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Environment
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: France

Action brought on 4 August 2010 - European Commission v French Republic (Case C-395/10) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and V. Peere, Agents) Defendant: French Republic Form of order sought declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) or, in any event, by not communicating such measures to the Commission, France has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; order the French Republic to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2007/2/EC expired on 14 May 2009. As at the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet adopted the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, had not notified the Commission thereof. ____________