Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 September 2008 – Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C‑87/08)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2006/73/EC – Measures implementing Directive 2004/39/EC – Organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms – Failure to adopt 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 transpose Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that directive (OJ 2006 L 241, p. 26). |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to adopt all such laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that directive, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 53(1) of that directive; |
2. |
Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs. |