CELEX: 62008CA0532
Language: en
Date: 2009-05-19 00:00:00
Title: Case C-532/08: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2005/60/EC — Money laundering and terrorist financing — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

4.7.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 153/17
            
         Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
   (Case C-532/08) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/60/EC - Money laundering and terrorist financing - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
   2009/C 153/34
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Dejmek and A.A. Gilly, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Ireland (represented by: D. O’Hagan, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (OJ 2005 L 309, p. 15).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Ireland to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.