CELEX: C2006/131/41
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-43/05: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of  23 February 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

3.6.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 131/23
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 February 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
   (Case C-43/05) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2000/78/EC - Equal treatment in employment and occupation - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
   (2006/C 131/41)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Kreuschitz, D. Martin and H. Kreppel, Agents, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: U. Forsthoff, acting as Agent)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to transpose, within the prescribed period, Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, as far as concerns discrimination based on religion or belief, disability and sexual orientation, the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82 of 02.04.2005.