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Document 62007CJ0273

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 February 2008.
Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/51/EC - Public procurement - Procedures for the award of contracts.
Case C-273/07.

Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2008 I-00035*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2008:122





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 February 2008 – Commission v Luxembourg

(Case C‑273/07)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2005/51/EC – Public procurement – Procedures for the award of contracts

1.                     Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 9)

2.                     Member States – Obligations – Implementation of directives – Failure to fulfil obligations – National system pleaded as justification – Not permissible (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 10)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2005/51/EC of 7 September 2005, amending Annex XX to Directive 2004/17/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement (OJ 2005 L 257, p. 127).

Operative part

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2005/51/EC of 7 September 2005, amending Annex XX to Directive 2004/17/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

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