8.11.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 285/10 |
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 September 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Lithuania
(Case C-274/07) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2002/22/EC - Universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services - Article 26(3) - Single European emergency call number - Making available caller location information)
(2008/C 285/15)
Language of the case: Lithuanian
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Braun and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Lithuania (represented by: D. Kriaučiūnas, acting as Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Article 26(3) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 51)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by not ensuring in practice that authorities handling emergencies are, to the extent technically feasible, given caller location information for all callers to the single European emergency call number ‘112’ when public telephone networks are used, the Republic of Lithuania has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 26(3) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive); |
2. |
Orders the Republic of Lithuania to pay the costs. |