CELEX: 62016CA0314
Language: en
Date: 2018-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-314/16: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 25 January 2018 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Transport — Directive 2006/126/EC — Driving licences — Definitions of categories C1, C and D1)

19.3.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 104/5
            
         Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 25 January 2018 — European Commission v Czech Republic
   (Case C-314/16) (1)
   
   ((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Transport - Directive 2006/126/EC - Driving licences - Definitions of categories C1, C and D1))
   (2018/C 104/05)
   Language of the case: Czech
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux and Z. Malůšková, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               By failing to comply with the obligation to ensure that the definition of categories C1 and C covers only motor vehicles other than those in category D1 or D, the Czech Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(1) and (4)(d) and (f) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               By restricting the definition of category D1 to motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of more than eight passengers, the Czech Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(1) and (4)(h) of that directive;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               The Czech Republic is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.