20.11.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/11


Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 September 2010 — European Commission v Czech Republic

(Case C-481/09) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Environment - Directive 2006/7/EC - Bathing water quality - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

2010/C 317/21

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and M. Thomannová-Körnerová, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek and J. Jirkalová, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt or communicate within the prescribed period the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, (OJ 2006 L 64, p. 37)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders Czech Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 24, 30.01.2010.