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Case C-59/07: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

OJ C 8, 12.1.2008, p. 4–5 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

12.1.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 8/4


Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

(Case C-59/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/109/EC - Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2008/C 8/07)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and A. Alcover San Pedro, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: F. Díez Moreno, Agent)

Re:

Failure of the Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.


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