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Document 62001CJ0419
Summary of the Judgment
Summary of the Judgment
1. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Examination of the merits by the Court — Situation to be taken into consideration — Situation on expiry of the period laid down by the reasoned opinion — (Art. 226 EC)
2. Member States — Obligations — Implementation of directives — Failure to fulfil obligations — Justification based on the internal legal order — Not permissible — (Art. 226 EC)
3. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Proof of failure — Burden on Commission — Submission of evidence that the obligation has not been fulfilled — (Art. 226 EC)