28.11.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 441/6
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 5 October 2016 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-583/15) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Transport policy - Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 - Road Transport - Administrative simplification and cooperation - Article 16(1) and (5) - National electronic register of road transport undertakings - Interconnection of national electronic registers))
(2016/C 441/08)
Language of the case: Portuguese
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux, M. M. Farrajota and P. Guerra e Andrade, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Portuguese republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, M. Figueiredo and C. Guerra Santos, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court
1)
Declares that, by failing to create a national electronic register of road transport undertakings and by failing therefore to establish the interconnection with the electronic registers of other Member States, the Portuguese Republic has failed in its obligations under Article 16(1) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC.
2)
Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 38, 1.2.2016, p. 29.
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