Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:742
Date: 2007-11-29
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: General provisions
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 - Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Case C-112/07) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2004/80/EC -Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Compensation to crime victims -Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and E. De Persio, acting as Agents) Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: I. Braguglia, Agent, and D. Del Gaizo, avocat) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 117 of 26.5.2007.