CELEX: 62008CA0508
Language: en
Date: 2010-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Case C-508/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 October 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Malta (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Freedom to provide maritime transport services — Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 — Articles 1 and 4 — Cabotage services within a Member State — Obligation to conclude public service contracts on a non-discriminatory basis — Conclusion of an exclusive contract, without a prior call for tenders, before the date of accession of a Member State to the European Union)

18.12.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 346/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 October 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
   (Case C-508/08) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Freedom to provide maritime transport services - Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 - Articles 1 and 4 - Cabotage services within a Member State - Obligation to conclude public service contracts on a non-discriminatory basis - Conclusion of an exclusive contract, without a prior call for tenders, before the date of accession of a Member State to the European Union)
   2010/C 346/11
   Language of the case: Maltese
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina and K. Simonsson, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Malta (represented by: S. Camilleri, L. Spiteri and A. Fenech, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) (OJ 1992 L 364, p. 7) — Conclusion of an exclusive contract, without a prior call for tenders, for the provision of maritime transport between Malta and Gozo
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.