CELEX: 62007CJ0112
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-29
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007. # Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2004/80/EC -Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Compensation to crime victims -Failure to transpose within the prescribed period. # Case C-112/07.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 – Commission v Italy
      (Case C‑112/07)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2004/80/EC –Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Compensation to crime victims –Failure to transpose within the prescribed period
      Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of 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. 6)
      Re: 
      
         Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to
                  comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15).
               
            Operative part
      
         The Court:
            
         
                   
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                     to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Italian Republic
                     has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
                  
               
            
         
                   
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.