Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 January 2007.#Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 93/16/EEC - Doctors - Mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period.#Case C-203/06.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to transpose, within the prescribed period, Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (OJ 1993 L 165, p. 1).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 44 of that directive;

2. Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs.