CELEX: C2007/096/26
Language: en
Date: 2007-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case C-72/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/9/EC — Asylum policy — Asylum seekers — Reception — Minimum standards — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

28.4.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 96/16
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-72/06) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/9/EC - Asylum policy - Asylum seekers - Reception - Minimum standards - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
   (2007/C 96/26)
   Language of the case: Greek
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and C. O'Reilly, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: N. Dafniou, Agent)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (OJ 2003 L 31, p. 18)
   Operative part of the judgment
   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 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 26 of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 74 of 25.3.2006.