Case C-123/22: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 June 2024 – European Commission v Hungary (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Area of freedom, security and justice – Directives 2008/115/EC, 2013/32/EU and 2013/33/EU – Procedure for granting international protection – Effective access – Border procedure – Procedural safeguards – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Appeals brought against administrative decisions rejecting an application for international protection – Right to remain in the territory – Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations – Non-compliance – Article 260(2) TFEU – Financial penalties – Proportionality and dissuasiveness – Lump sum – Periodic penalty payment)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: action brought before an administrative court, appeal, area of freedom, security and justice, foreign national, illegal migration, international protection, principle of proportionality, return migration, sanction (EU)








C_202404555EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4555


29.7.2024






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 June 2024 – European Commission v Hungary


(Case C-123/22)
                (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Area of freedom, security and justice - Directives 2008/115/EC, 2013/32/EU and 2013/33/EU - Procedure for granting international protection - Effective access - Border procedure - Procedural safeguards - Return of illegally staying third-country nationals - Appeals brought against administrative decisions rejecting an application for international protection - Right to remain in the territory - Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-compliance - Article 260(2) TFEU - Financial penalties - Proportionality and dissuasiveness - Lump sum - Periodic penalty payment)
(C/2024/4555)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: initially A. Azéma, L. Grønfeldt, A. Tokár and J. Tomkin, and subsequently A. Azéma, A. Tokár and J. Tomkin, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 17 December 2020, Commission v Hungary (Reception of applicants for international protection) (C-808/18, EU:C:2020:1029), Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU;










2.


Orders Hungary to pay the European Commission a lump sum in the amount of EUR 200 000 000;










3.


Orders Hungary to pay the Commission a penalty payment of EUR 900 000 per day from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the date of compliance with the judgment of 17 December 2020, Commission v Hungary (Reception of applicants for international protection) (C-808/18, EU:C:2020:1029), in so far as concerns Article 6 and Article 46(5) of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection;










4.


Orders Hungary to pay the Commission a penalty payment of EUR 100 000 per day from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the date of compliance with the judgment of 17 December 2020, Commission v Hungary (Reception of applicants for international protection) (C-808/18, EU:C:2020:1029), in so far as concerns Articles 5, 6, 12 and 13 of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals;










5.


Orders Hungary to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 121, 3.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4555/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)