Judgment_paragraph 99 · European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-328/16)

99As regards, in the second place, the duration of the infringement, it should be recalled that that duration must be assessed by reference to the date on which the Court assesses the facts and not the date on which proceedings are brought before it by the Commission. In the present case, the duration of the infringement, nearly 14 years from the date of delivery of the judgment of 24 June 2004, Commission v Greece (C‑119/02, not published, EU:C:2004:385), is considerable (see, by analogy, judgment of 22 June 2016, Commission v Portugal, C‑557/14, EU:C:2016:471, paragraph 76).