Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 2 July 2009.#Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/36/EC - Right of establishment - Recognition of professional qualifications - Failure to adopt within the prescribed period.#Case C-465/08.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22), which repeals Directive 89/49/EEC (OJ 1989 L 19, p. 16).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.