CELEX: 62009CA0330
Language: en
Date: 2010-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-330/09: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 February 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/43/EC — Company law — Statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

17.4.2010   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 100/10
            
         Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 February 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Austria
   (Case C-330/09) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/43/EC - Company law - Statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
   2010/C 100/14
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and M. Adam, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Austria (represented by: C. Pesendorfer, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt or notify, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (OJ L 157, p. 87)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Austria to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 233, 26.9.2009.