Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 March 2007.#Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2002/14/EC - Establishment of a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed.#Case C-327/06.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community – Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation (OJ 2002 L 80, p. 29).

Operative part

Operative part:

1. By failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, within the period prescribed, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

2. The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs.