CELEX: C2007/211/16
Language: en
Date: 2007-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case C-517/06: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/98/EC — Re-use of public sector information — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

8.9.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 211/9
            
         Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria
   (Case C-517/06) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/98/EC - Re-use of public sector information - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
   (2007/C 211/16)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Braun and E. Montaguti, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Austria (represented by: E. Riedl, Agent)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 90)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt in the legislation of the Länder of Styria and Salzburg, within the period prescribed, all the laws, regulations and administrative measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Austria to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.