7.9.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 260/8 |
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — European Commission v French Republic
(Case C-520/11) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Decision 2009/726/EC - Non-compliance - Imports of milk and milk products - Origin - At-risk holdings in terms of cases of spongiform encephalopathies - National prohibitions)
2013/C 260/14
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: F. Jimeno Fernández and D. Bianchi, acting as Agents)
Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and S. Menez, and by C. Candat and R. Loosli-Surrans, acting as Agents)
Re:
Failure to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Arts 4(3) TEU and 288 TFEU — Failure to comply with Commission Decision 2009/726/EC of 24 September 2009 concerning interim protection measures taken by France as regards the introduction onto its territory of milk and milk products coming from a holding where a classical scrapie case is confirmed (OJ 2009 L 258, p. 27)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to comply with Commission Decision 2009/726/EC of 24 September 2009 concerning interim protection measures taken by France as regards the introduction onto its territory of milk and milk products coming from a holding where a classical scrapie case is confirmed, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 4(3) TEU and 288 TFEU. |
2. |
The French Republic is ordered to pay costs. |