19.7.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 183/6


Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 3 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

(Case C-507/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Industrial and commercial property - Community designs - Article 80(2) - Failure to communicate the list of courts)

(2008/C 183/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. Krämer, Agent)

Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and A. Hare, Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ 2002 L 3, p. 1) — Failure to communicate the list, provided for in Article 80(2) of the regulation referred to above, of Community design courts, indicating their names and their territorial jurisdiction.

Operative part of the judgment

1.

By not communicating to the Commission of the European Communities the list of Community design courts, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 80(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs;

2.

The French Republic is ordered to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.