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Judgment of the Court of Justice, Francovich, Joined Cases C_6/90 and C_9/90 (19 November 1991)
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Judgment of the Court of Justice, Francovich, Joined Cases C_6/90 and C_9/90 (19 November 1991)

The Francovich judgment lays down the principle of the liability of the State with regard to individuals for damages deriving from the failure to transpose a directive. The obligation of the State to make reparation applies regardless of the direct effect of the directive: even if the provisions which confer rights on individuals are not sufficiently precise and unconditional for them to be directly invoked, damage is considered to have been caused to the individual owing to the nonfulfilment of the State.

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Title Judgment of the Court of Justice, Francovich, Joined Cases C_6/90 and C_9/90 (19 November 1991)
Document type Texte
Source Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC), Judgment of 19 November 1991, Andrea Francovich and Others v Italian Republic, Joined Cases C-6/90 and C-9/90, in Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. 1991, S. 5357.
Keywords einzelstaatliche Durchführungsmaßnahme, Genuss der Rechte, Haftung, Richtlinie EG, Schaden, Urteil des Gerichtshofs EG, Verstoß gegen Gemeinschaftsrecht, Vorfrage
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Caption The Francovich judgment lays down the principle of the liability of the State with regard to individuals for damages deriving from the failure to transpose a directive. The obligation of the State to make reparation applies regardless of the direct effect of the directive: even if the provisions which confer rights on individuals are not sufficiently precise and unconditional for them to be directly invoked, damage is considered to have been caused to the individual owing to the nonfulfilment of the State.
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