14.8.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 221/13


Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 March 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-169/09) (1)

(Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations - Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

2010/C 221/21

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Schønberg and M. Karanasou Apostolopoulou, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: N. Dafniou, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to take, in the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2005 L 191, p. 29)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 153, 4.7.2009