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Document 62009CA0202
Case C-202/09: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/24/EC — Electronic communications — Respect for private life — Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Case C-202/09: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/24/EC — Electronic communications — Respect for private life — Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Case C-202/09: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/24/EC — Electronic communications — Respect for private life — Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
OJ C 24, 30.1.2010, p. 16–16
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
30.1.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 24/16 |
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
(Case C-202/09) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/24/EC - Electronic communications - Respect for private life - Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
2010/C 24/26
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Balta and A.-A. Gilly, Agents)
Defendant: Ireland (represented by: D. O’Hagan, Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC (OJ 2006 L 105, p. 54)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. |
2. |
Orders Ireland to pay the costs. |