8.3.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 64/12


Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-342/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2002/91/EC - Energy policy - Energy saving - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2008/C 64/18)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Patakia and M.B. Schima, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: N. Dafniou, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ 2003 L 1, p. 65)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that by not having adopted, within the prescribed period, the legislative, regulatory and administrative measures necessary to comply with Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 211, 8.9.2007.