CELEX: 62006CA0380
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Case C-380/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Late payment in commercial transactions — Time-limit — Directive 2000/35/EC — Infringement of Article 3(1), (2) and (4))

7.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
   (Case C-380/06) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Late payment in commercial transactions - Time-limit - Directive 2000/35/EC - Infringement of Article 3(1), (2) and (4))
   (2009/C 32/02)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Schima and S. Pardo Quintillán, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: F. Díez Moreno, acting as Agent)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 3(1)(2) and (4) of Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ 2000 L 200, p. 35) — Period of 90 days for the payment of certain staple foods
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 294 of 2.12.2006.