13.2.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/15

(Case C-762/22)

(2023/C 54/18)

Language of the case: Latvian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Tricot and I. Rubene, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Latvia

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—declare that, by failing to adopt, by 6 February 2018 at the latest, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, (1) or, in any event, by failing to notify those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Latvia has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 106 of that directive;

—order the Republic of Latvia to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In accordance with Article 106 of Directive 2013/59/Euratom, Member States were required to adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with that directive by 6 February 2018. The Member States were also required to inform the Commission of the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by that directive.

Since the Republic of Latvia has not adopted or, in any event, has not communicated to the Commission all the transposing measures necessary to comply with the directive, the Commission decided on 29 September to bring an action before the Court in order to obtain a declaration, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 258 TFEU, that the Republic of Latvia has not fulfilled its obligations under Article 106 of that directive.

(1) OJ 2014 L 13, p. 1.