26.2.2011
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 63/12
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 December 2010 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-276/10) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2006/118/EC - Protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
2011/C 63/21
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and L. Jelinek, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek and J. Jirkalová, acting as Agents)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, or to communicate within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (OJ 2006 L 372, p. 19)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative measures necessary to comply with Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 12 of that directive.
2.
Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 209, 31.07.2010.
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