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4.8.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 253/12 |
Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 May 2014 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-339/13) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/74/EC - Articles 3 and 5(2) - Ban on rearing laying hens in unenriched cage systems - Rearing of laying hens in cages which do not conform to the requirements of that directive))
2014/C 253/15
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and B. Schima, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, agent, F Urbani Neri, avvocato dello Stato)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 3 and 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ 1999 L 203, p. 53)
Operative part of the judgment
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By having failed to ensure, from 1 January 2012, that laying hens are no longer reared in unenriched cage systems, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 and 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. |
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The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs. |