The Commission opened an infringement procedure against Germany on its failure to comply with a Court of Justice ruling on the Volkswagen law.
The Commission opened an infringement procedure against Germany on its failure to comply with a Court of Justice ruling on the Volkswagen law.
The Court found that Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty rules on the free movement of capital. Three provisions of the VW law attribute unjustified special rights to the Land of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) and probably also to the Federal Government.
The request for information on Germany’s compliance with the Court ruling takes the form of a ‘letter of formal notice’ under EC Treaty infringement procedures. Failure by the German authorities to comply with the 2007 judgement could result in fines being applied by the Court of Justice.
Press release
(German version)
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