CELEX: 62008CJ0464
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-03 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2009. # Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Estonia. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/65/EC - Transport policy - Security of ports - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period. # Case C-464/08.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2009 – Commission v Estonia
      (Case C‑464/08)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2005/65/EC – Transport policy – Security of ports – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period
      Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of the 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. 9)
      Re: 
      
         
               Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to take within the prescribed period the measures necessary to comply
                  with Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on enhancing port security (OJ
                  2005 L 310, p. 28).
               
            Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
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                  	Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                     to comply with Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on enhancing port security,
                     the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
                  
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.