Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 November 2007.#Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2004/80/EC -Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Compensation to crime victims -Failure to transpose within the prescribed period.#Case C-112/07.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt within the prescribed period the provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15).

The Court:

1.

Operative part

Operative part

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.