Source: European Parliament
On 16 November 2023, the Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union (with Belgium and Ireland) for failing to notify national measures fully transposing EU rights on Work-life Balance for parents and carers .
Therefore, the case is now before the Court of Justice of the EU (the Court). Since the cases concern the failure to notify transposition measures of a legislative directive, the Commission asked the Court to impose financial sanctions on those Member States[1]. The final amount of the sanctions will be decided by the Court.
The Commission as guardian of the Treaties monitors the application of EU law in Member States and may open other infringement procedures where necessary.
The above-mentioned case concerns non-communication of the national measures transposing the directive into national law. Once the transposition is completed, the Commission will check the compliance of the said national measures with the directive; if it considers that the Member State’s legislation doesn’t comply with the requirements of the directive, the Commission may open new infringement proceedings.
- [1] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5372