Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 – Commission v Italy
(Case C‑112/07)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2004/80/EC –Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Compensation to crime victims –Failure to transpose within the prescribed period
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of 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. 6)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15).
Operative part
The Court:
Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
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