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    Case C-423/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Own resources — Procedures for collecting import or export duties — Failure to comply with the time-limits for entry of the own resources — Late payment of own resources relating to those duties)

    OJ C 221, 14.8.2010, p. 6–6 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    14.8.2010   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 221/6


    Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic

    (Case C-423/08) (1)

    (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Own resources - Procedures for collecting import or export duties - Failure to comply with the time-limits for entry of the own resources - Late payment of own resources relating to those duties)

    2010/C 221/08

    Language of the case: Italian

    Parties

    Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Aresu and A. Caeiros, Agents)

    Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: I. Bruni, Agent, G. Albenzio and F. Arena, avvocati dello Stato)

    Intervener in support of the defendant: Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski, Agent)

    Re:

    Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 2, 6, 9, 10 and 11 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May 1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, on the system of the Communities’ own resources (OJ 1989 L 155, p. 1), Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources (OJ 2000 L 130, p.1), and Article 220 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1) — Delay in payment of Communities’ own resources in the event of subsequent recovery of import duties

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Declares that, by failing to comply with the time-limits for entry of the Communities’ own resources in the event of subsequent recovery and by delaying payment of those resources, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2, 6 and 9 to 11 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May 1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources, and the same articles of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources, and under Article 220 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code.

    2.

    Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

    3.

    Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.


    (1)  OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.


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