Port Security: Commission refers GERMANY to Court of Justice of the EU

The European Commission has decided to refer Germany to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failure to fully apply Directive 2005/65/EC on enhancing port security in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The European Commission has decided to refer Germany to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failure to fully applyDirective 2005/65/EC on enhancing port security in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia. The German authorities have launched an action plan in order to fully implement the obligations provided in this Directive in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia. However, up to now, the draft amendment of the law on port security has not yet been adopted by the North Rhine-Westphalian Parliament.

The deadline for the implementation of the Directive was 15 June 2007. The Commission had already urged Germany to adequately fulfil its obligations regarding the port security assessments and plans in the North Rhine-Westphalia ports by sending a reasoned opinion in September 2014.

As no such result has been achieved, the Commission is now taking this case to the Court of Justice of the EU.