Subject of the case
Operative part
Subject of the case
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt or to communicate, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (OJ 2004 L 102, p. 48).
Operative part
Operative part
The Court:
1. Declares that, by not adopting, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2. Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.