Press Release: Internal Market: Commission acts to ensure nine Member States implement EU laws

The European Commission has decided to pursue infringement procedures against nine Member States – Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, the Slovak Republic, Spain and Sweden – for failure to implement certain Internal Market Directives in national law. The Commission has decided to refer Belgium, France, Greece, Spain and Sweden to the European Court of Justice over their failure to implement the resale right Directive. The Commission has also formally requested Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, the Slovak Republic and Spain to implement the Directive on takeover bids in national law. These formal requests take the form of "reasoned opinions", the second stage of the infringement procedure laid down in Article 226 of the EC Treaty. If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.