62022CJ0384_INF
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 7 September 2023 –Commission v Spain (Protection against ionising radiation)
(Case C‑384/22) (
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(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Protection of health – Directive 2013/59/Euratom – Basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation – Article 106 – Transposition – Failure to transpose or to communicate the measures taken within the prescribed time limit)
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Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of the merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion
(Art. 258 TFEU; Council Directive 2013/59, Art. 106)
(see paragraphs 25, 26, 34)
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Member States – Obligations – Failure to fulfil obligations – National system pleaded as justification – Not permissible
(Art. 258 TFEU)
(see paragraph 32)
Operative part
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, and by failing to communicate to the European Commission the text of the provisions adopted to ensure the full transposition of that directive, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive and, in particular, under Article 106(1) and (3) thereof;
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Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 303, 8.8.2022.