29.3.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 79/9
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 31 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden
(Case C-259/07) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/51/EC - Public procurement - Procedure for the award of public contracts - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
(2008/C 79/15)
Language of the case: Swedish
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: D. Kukovec and K. Nyberg, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, acting as Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, the provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2005/51/EC of 7 September 2005 amending Annex XX to Directive 2004/17/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement (OJ 2005 L 257, p. 127)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2005/51/EC of 7 September 2005 amending Annex XX to Directive 2004/17/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.
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