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Case C-52/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 May 2011 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Notaries — Directive 2005/36/EC)
Case C-52/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 May 2011 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Notaries — Directive 2005/36/EC)
Case C-52/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 May 2011 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Notaries — Directive 2005/36/EC)
IO C 204, 9.7.2011, p. 3–4
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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9.7.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 204/3 |
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 May 2011 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-52/08) (1)
(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Notaries - Directive 2005/36/EC)
2011/C 204/05
Language of the case: Portuguese
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: represented by H. Støvlbæk and P. Andrade, Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: S. Ossowski, Agent, and by K. Smith, Barrister)
Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes and F.S. Gaspar Rosa, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, Agent), Republic of Lithuania (represented by: D. Kriaučiūnas and E. Matulionytė, Agents), Republic of Slovenia (represented by: V. Klemenc and Ž. Cilenšek Bončina, Agents), Slovak Republic (represented by: J. Čorba, Agent)
Re:
Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt within the period prescribed, with regard to the profession of notary, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22), which repealed Directive 89/49/EEC (OJ 1989 L 19, p. 16)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the European Commission to pay the costs; |
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Orders the Czech Republic, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs. |