Case C-57/07: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 December 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/86/EC — Right to family reunification — Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
Date: 2007-12-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, EU migration policy, European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, family migration, foreign national, national implementing measure, rights of aliens

C 22/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2008

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with Directive 2002/74/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 23 September 2002, amending Council
Directive 80/987/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event
of the insolvency of their employer, the Kingdom of Spain has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 56 of 10.3.2007.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 29 November
the European Communities v
2007 — Commission of

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-34/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2003/109/EC — Third-country nationals who are long-term
residents — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2008/C 22/26)

Language of the case: French

residents, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 69 of 24.3.2007.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 December
the European Communities v
2007 — Commission of

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-57/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2003/86/EC — Right to family reunification — Non-transpo-
sition within the prescribed period)

(2008/C 22/27)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C.
Schiltz, acting as Agent)

Parties

Re:

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C.
Schiltz, Agent)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to have
adopted, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary
to comply with Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September
2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ 2003 L 251,
p. 12).

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to
adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to
comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November
2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are
long-term residents (OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Declares that by not having adopted, within the prescribed period,
the legislative, regulatory and administrative measures necessary to
comply with Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September
2003 on the right to family reunification, the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the
laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003
concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term

(1) OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.