Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/7

(Case C-224/08)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/100/EC - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

(2009/C 82/13)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Huvelin, V. Peere and H. Stølvbæk, acting as Agents)

Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and B. Messmer, Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt or notify, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to comply with Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ 2006 L 363, p. 141)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, the French Republic has failed to comply with its obligations under Article 2 of that directive;

2.Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.

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(<span class="super">1</span>) OJ C 171, 5.7.2008.