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Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 May 2025 – Commission v Bulgaria (directive on the exercise of copyright applicable to certain online transmissions)

(Case C-198/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202503371EN.000101-E0001)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Article 258 TFEU - Directive (EU) 2019/789 - Copyright and related rights - Rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes - Failure to transpose and notify the transposition measures - Article 260(3) TFEU - Financial penalties - Application for the imposition of a lump sum)

(C/2025/3371)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: C. Georgieva and J. Samnadda, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Bulgaria (represented by: T. Mitova and S. Ruseva, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Declares that, by failing to adopt, by the expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion of the European Commission of 19 May 2022, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2019/789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 Avril 2019 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes, and amending Council Directive 93/83/EEC, and consequently, by failing to notify those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Bulgaria has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 12 of that directive. |

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| 2. | Orders the Republic of Bulgaria to pay to the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1 000 000. |

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| 3. | Orders the Republic of Bulgaria to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3371/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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