CELEX: 62009CA0264
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-264/09: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 September 2011 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Energy — Internal market in electricity — Directive 2003/54/EC — Investment contract — Bilateral agreement on the protection of investments concluded prior to accession to the European Union — Article 307 EC)

29.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 319/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 September 2011 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
   (Case C-264/09) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Energy - Internal market in electricity - Directive 2003/54/EC - Investment contract - Bilateral agreement on the protection of investments concluded prior to accession to the European Union - Article 307 EC)
   2011/C 319/02
   Language of the case: Slovak
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet, F. Hoffmeister and J. Javorský, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 9(e) and 20(1) of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/54/EC of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ 2003 L 176, p. 37) — Priority access of an operator to part of the cross-border electricity transmission capacity — Infringement of the obligation to ensure non-discriminatory access for transport and distribution networks
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.