The above chart shows the number of infringement cases open at year-end for the period 2017-2021. By clicking on the multi-level chart you can consult, for 2021, the number of infringement cases open at the year-end per policy sector and per type of infringement.
Most important infringement cases launched in 2021
Some of the most important ongoing infringement cases in 2021[AG1]
Most important infringement cases closed without a Court of Justice ruling in 2021
Infringement cases for which a referral to the Court of Justice has been decided in 2021
Infringement cases for which a referral to the Court of Justice has been submitted in 2021
Outlook
In 2022, the Commission will continue important enforcement work in the area of internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs.
The Commission will:
- work further on enforcement of the Late Payment Directive (Directive2011/7/EU). In 2021, the Commission launched actions to increase effectiveness of this Directive thus improving the liquidity of small and medium size enterprises;
- work to ensure conformity of national transposition measures with Concessions and Public Procurement Directives (Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU);
- focus on ensuring that Member States have implemented correctly the Proportionality Test Directive (Directive 2018/958). Infringement procedures were already initiated in December 2021 and the Commission will follow up and might initiate other infringement procedures.
Important preliminary rulings
- Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija, C-166/20
- Institut des Experts en Automobiles, C-502/20
- Les Chirurgiens-Dentistes de France and Others, C-940/19
- BEMH and Conseil national des centres commerciaux, C-325/20
- Randstat Italia, C-497/20
- FIGC and Consorzio Ge.Se.Av., C-155/19 and C-156/19
- CONACEE, C-598/19