CELEX: 62009CA0170
Language: en
Date: 2010-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-170/09: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 February 2010 — European Commission v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2005/60/EC — Money laundering and terrorist financing — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

17.4.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 100/8
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 February 2010 — European Commission v French Republic
   (Case C-170/09) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/60/EC - Money laundering and terrorist financing - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
   2010/C 100/11
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Peere and P. Dejmek, Agents)
   
      Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and B. Messmer, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to have taken or communicated, within the prescribed period, all the necessary measures to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (OJ 2005 L 309, p. 15)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 153, 4.07.2009.