Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 February 2007.
Commission of the European Communities v Slovak Republic.
C-114/06 • ECLI:EU:C:2007:89 • 62006CJ0114
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Commission of the European Communities v Slovak Republic.
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 February 2007 – Commission v Slovakia
(Case C‑114/06)
Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Directive 96/48/EC – Trans-European networks – Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system – Failure to transpose
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. 8)
Re:
Failure to fulfil obligations – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans‑European high-speed rail system (OJ 1996 L 235, p. 6).
Operative part
The Court:
Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system, the Slovak Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the costs.