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.