Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2009:607
Date: 2009-10-01
Language of the case: Czech
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Freedom to provide services
Concepts: General;Defences
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Czechia

Action brought on 11 March 2009 - Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic (Case C-100/09) Language of the case: Czech Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L Jelínek and P. Dejmek, acting as Agents) Defendant: Czech Republic Form of order sought declare that, by failing to adopt all such laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2007/14/EC of 8 March 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, 1 or in any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive; order Czech Republic to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period for implementing the directive into the domestic legal order expired on 8 March 2008. ____________ 1 - OJ 2007 L 69, p. 27.