Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 May 2025 –Commission v Portugal (Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market) (Case C‑211/23)
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1. Actions for failure to fulfil obligationsJudgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligationsFailure to fulfil the obligation to notify measures transposing a directiveFinancial penaltiesLump sumPurpose (Art. 260(3) TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive 2019/790) (see paragraphs 57-60, 62, 63)
2. Actions for failure to fulfil obligationsJudgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligationsFailure to fulfil the obligation to notify measures transposing a directiveFinancial penaltiesLump sumCalculation of the amountCriteria (Art. 260(3) TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive 2019/790) (see paragraphs 73-76, 87)
Operative part The Court:
1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, by the expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion of the European Commission of 19 May 2022, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC, and consequently, by failing to notify those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Portugal failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 29 of that directive.
2. Orders the Republic of Portugal to pay to the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 2500000.
3. Orders the Republic of Portugal to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.