Court of Justice 03-09-2009 ECLI:EU:C:2009:515

Data

Court: Court of Justice

Case date: 3 september 2009

Uitspraak

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2009 – Commission v Estonia

(Case C‑464/08)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2005/65/EC – Transport policy – Security of ports – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period

Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of the 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. 9)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to take 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

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 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on enhancing port security, the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.