19.3.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/21

(Case C-20/18)

(2018/C 104/27)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux, J. Samnadda and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:

—find that, by failing to adopt, by no later than 10 April 2016, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to ensure compliance with Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market (OJ 2014 L 84, p. 72), or in any event by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 43(1) of that directive;

—order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay, pursuant to Article 260(3) TFEU, a penalty payment of EUR 12 920 per day, from the date on which judgment is delivered in the present case, for failure to comply with the obligation to notify the measures transposing Directive 2014/26/EU;

—order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Member States were required, under Article 43(1) of Directive 2014/26/EU, to adopt the national measures required to transpose the obligations under that directive by no later than 10 April 2016. As Luxembourg failed to notify any measures transposing that directive, the Commission decided to bring the present action before the Court of Justice.

In its application, the Commission proposes that Luxembourg should be ordered to pay a penalty payment of EUR 12 920 per day. The amount of the penalty payment has been calculated by taking into account the gravity and duration of the infringement, as well as the deterrent effect in the light of that Member State’s ability to pay.