CELEX: C2007/183/03
Language: en
Date: 2007-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Case C-127/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Social policy — Protection of the safety and health of workers — Directive 89/391/EEC — Article 5(1) — Employer's duty to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect related to the work — Employer's liability)

4.8.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 183/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   (Case C-127/05) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Social policy - Protection of the safety and health of workers - Directive 89/391/EEC - Article 5(1) - Employer's duty to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect related to the work - Employer's liability)
   (2007/C 183/03)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M.-J. Jonczy and N. Yerrell, Agents)
   
      Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Gibbs, Agent, D. Anderson, QC, and D. Barr, Barrister)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 5(1) and (4) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ 1989 L 183, p. 1) — National legislation restricting the duty on employers to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect related to work
   Operative part of the judgment
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 143, 11.6.2005.