Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 October 2010.

European Commission v Portuguese Republic.

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2002/22/EC - Electronic communications - Networks and services - Articles 3(2) and 8(2) - Designation of undertakings responsible for universal service obligations - Incorrect transposition.

Case C-154/09.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
04/12/2010 Commission v Portugal
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2010:591
07/10/2010 Commission v Portugal
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:C:2010:591
07/10/2010 Commission v Portugal
Application (OJ)
04/07/2009 Commission v Portugal
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Reports of Cases

2010 I-00127*

Pub somm

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 3(2) and 8(2) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 51) – Designation of the companies with universal service obligations.

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.01 Telecommunications
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.03 Defences
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 04/05/2009

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

07/10/2010


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 153 from 04.07.2009, p.28

Judgment: OJ C 328 from 04.12.2010, p.5

Name of the parties

Commission v Portugal

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Télécommunications - Service universel, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2010 p.2315-2316



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services
  • Consumer protection
  • Telecommunications

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arestis

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

  • Portuguese

Language(s) of the Opinion

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