CELEX: 62008CJ0223
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-04
Title: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 December 2008. # Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/100/EC - Non-transposition within the prescribed period. # Case C-223/08.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 December 2008 – Commission v Luxembourg
      (Case C‑223/08)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2006/100/EC – Non‑transposition within the prescribed period
      1.                     Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of the merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration
            – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 7)
      2.                     Freedom of movement for persons – Amendment of secondary legislation by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania –
            Directive 2006/100 (Art. 226 EC; Council Directive 2006/10) (see paras 6-10)
      Re: 
      
         
               Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt or notify, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary
                  to comply with Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement
                  of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ 2006 L 363, p. 141).
               
            Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                     to comply with Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement
                     of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 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.