Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
Action brought 27 September 2007
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber)
(Case C-465/06) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive2003/98/EC — Re-use of public sector information — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
(2007/C 297/25)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (representedby: E. Montaguti and R. Vidal Puig, Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Muñoz Pérez, Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 90)
C 297/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.12.2007
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.
Source: C 297/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.12.2007