Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2010:249
Date: 2010-05-06
Language of the case: Polish
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Telecommunications
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Poland

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 38(1)(c)) (see paras 25-26) 2. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Right of the Commission to bring judicial proceedings – Exercise of that right not dependent on a specific interest in bringing an action (Art. 226 EC) (see para 30) 3. Approximation of laws – Telecommunications sector – Electronic communications networks and services – Legislative background – Directive 2002/21 – Universal service and users’ rights – Directive 2002/22 – Transitional arrangements (European Parliament and Council Directives 2002/21, Arts 16 and 27(1) and 2002/22, Arts 16 and 17) (see paras 46-50, 57-72, operative part) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 16 and 17 of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 51), and Articles 16 and 27 of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33) – Imposing on an operator a requirement to obtain authorisation for the tariff for providing retail access services to high-speed internet without a market analysis having been carried out. Operative part: The Court: 1. declares that, by regulating retail tariffs for access to high-speed internet without previously carrying out a market analysis, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 16 in conjunction with 17 of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) and Articles 16 and 27 of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive); 2. Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.