CELEX: 62005CJ0085
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-12 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 January 2006. # Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2000/60/EC -Community action in the field of water policy - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period . # Case C-85/05.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 January 2006 – Commission v Italy
      (Case C‑85/05)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2000/60/EC – Community action in the field of water policy – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period
      Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of 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. 7)
      Re:
      
         
               Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/60/EC
                  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field
                  of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1)
               
            Operative part:
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                     to comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework
                     for Community action in the field of water policy, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
                  
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.