Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 January 2021 — European Commission v Italian Republic

(Case C-744/19) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2013/59/Euratom - Basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation - Article 106 - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2021/C 79/17)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Tricot and G. Gattinara, Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and C. Colelli, avvocato dello Stato)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, and by failing to communicate to the European Commission the text of the provisions of national law adopted, where necessary, in the field governed by Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 106(1) and (3) of that directive;

2.	Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.