CELEX: 62008CA0527
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-527/08: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2005/65/EC — Transport policy — Port facility security — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

24.10.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   (Case C-527/08) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/65/EC - Transport policy - Port facility security - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
   2009/C 256/12
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: K. Simonsson and A.-A. Gilly, Agents)
   
      Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: S. Ossowski, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, 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 of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 18 of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.m
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 19, 24.1.2009.