Case C‑241/11

European Commission

v

Czech Republic

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/41/EC — Activity and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision — Partial failure to transpose within the prescribed period — Judgment of the Court establishing that a Member State has failed to fulfil its obligations — Failure to comply with the judgment — Article 260(2) TFEU — Financial penalties — Lump sum)

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 25 June 2013

1.        Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Period for implementation — Reference date for assessing whether there has been a failure to fulfil obligations

(Art. 260(2) TFEU)

2.        Member States — Obligations — Failure to fulfil obligations — National system pleaded as justification — Not permissible

(Art. 260 TFEU)

3.        Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment — Pecuniary penalties — Lump sum — Calculation of the amount — Criteria — Conduct of the Member State concerned, the duration and seriousness of the infringement

(Art. 260(2) TFEU)

1.        See the text of the decision.

(see para. 23)

2.        See the text of the decision.

(see para. 48)

3.        See the text of the decision.

(see paras 50-55)