23.2.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 51/25
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-528/06) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/98/EC - Re-use of public sector information - Failure to transpose into national law within the prescribed period)
(2008/C 51/40)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: E. Montaguti, acting as Agent)
Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: D. Haven, acting as Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 90)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.
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