Action brought on 7 February 2018 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-86/18)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Ondrůšek, F. Thiran, G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Declare that, by failing to bring into force by 18 April 2016 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 1) or, in any event, by failing to communicate to the Commission those provisions, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 51 of that directive;

Impose on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, a penalty payment of EUR 12 920 per day as of the date of delivery of the judgment in the present case for failure to fulfil its obligation to communicate to the Commission the measures transposing Directive 2014/23/EU;

Order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

1.    Under Article 51(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU, the Member States were required to bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with that directive by 18 April 2016 at the latest. Given that Luxembourg has not communicated the measures transposing the directive, the Commission has decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice

2.    The Commission in its action proposes that a daily penalty payment of EUR 12 920 be imposed on Luxembourg. The amount of the penalty payment has been calculated to take into account the seriousness and the duration of the infringement and the penalty payment’s dissuasive effect, in the light of that Member State’s capacity to pay it.

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