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Document C2006/326/32

    Case C-302/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 26 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/35/EC — Article 4(1) — Retention of title — Enforceability)

    IO C 326, 30.12.2006, p. 16–17 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    30.12.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 326/16


    Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 26 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

    (Case C-302/05) (1)

    (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2000/35/EC - Article 4(1) - Retention of title - Enforceability)

    (2006/C 326/32)

    Language of the case: Italian

    Parties

    Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Schima and D. Recchia, Agents)

    Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: I.M. Braguglia, Agent, and M. Massella Ducci Teri, avocat)

    Re:

    Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/35/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ 2000 L 200, p. 35) — Retention of title — National legislation providing that, in order to be enforceable against creditors of the purchaser, a retention of title clause must be confirmed on individual invoices for successive supplies bearing a date that is prior to any attachment procedure

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 229, 17.09.2005.


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