Court of Justice 29-11-2007 ECLI:EU:C:2007:742

Data

Court: Court of Justice

Case date: 29 november 2007

Uitspraak

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 – Commission v Italy

(Case C‑112/07)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2004/80/EC –Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Compensation to crime victims –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. 6)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15).

Operative part

The Court:

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.