Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-354/98)

Judgment of 8 Jul 1999

law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-354-98/para_11@2026-11-15

11It is enough to observe in this regard that the Court has consistently held that the incompatibility of national legislation with Community provisions, even provisions which are directly applicable, can be finally remedied only by means of national provisions of a binding nature which have the same legal force as those which must be amended, and that the provisions of a directive must be implemented with unquestionable binding force and with the specificity, precision and clarity required in order to satisfy the requirement of legal certainty, under which, in the case of a directive intended to confer rights on individuals, persons concerned must be enabled to ascertain the full extent of their rights (Case C-197/96 Commission v France [1997] ECR I-1489, paragraphs 14 and 15).

Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-354/98)

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