As well as direct affect being applied vertically and horizontally they are also directly applicable. 35 AS THE COURT EMPHASIZED IN ITS JUDGMENT IN THE BURTON CASE , ARTICLE 7 OF DIRECTIVE NO 79/7 EXPRESSLY PROVIDES THAT THE DIRECTIVE DOES NOT PREJUDICE THE RIGHT OF MEMBER STATES TO EXCLUDE FROM ITS SCOPE THE DETERMINATION OF PENSIONABLE AGE FOR THE PURPOSES OF GRANTING OLD-AGE AND RETIREMENT PENSIONS AND THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF FOR OTHER BENEFITS FALLING WITHIN THE STATUTORY SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES . THEY CONTEND IN PARTICULAR , WITH REGARD TO ARTICLES 2 ( 1 ) AND 5 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 , THAT THOSE PROVISIONS ARE SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR TO ENABLE NATIONAL COURTS TO APPLY THEM WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION BY THE MEMBER STATES , AT LEAST SO FAR AS OVERT DISCRIMINATION IS CONCERNED . In the case of Marshall v Southampton and South West Hampshire AHA a reference was made under Article 234 on the issue of whether different retirement ages for men and women in the UK amounted to discrimination under Directive 76/207, the Equal Access Directive; the ECJ confirmed that it was. First, whether the respondent's dismissal on the grounds that she was a woman who had passed the normal retiring age was an act of discrimination prohibited by the Directive. This decision confirmed directives cannot create obligations for private parties nor can they be invoked against one. List of documents. ( 2)IF THE ANSWER TO ( 1 ) ABOVE IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER OR NOT THE EQUAL TREATMENT DIRECTIVE CAN BE RELIED UPON BY THE APPELLANT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRESENT CASE IN NATIONAL COURTS OR TRIBUNALS NOTWITHSTANDING THE INCONSISTENCY ( IF ANY ) BETWEEN THE DIRECTIVE AND SECTION 6 ( 4 ) OF THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT . 65 years for men and 60 years for women. IN THAT RESPECT THE CAPACITY IN WHICH THE STATE ACTS , WHETHER AS EMPLOYER OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY , IS IRRELEVANT . SUCH A DISTINCTION MAY EASILY BE AVOIDED IF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED HAS CORRECTLY IMPLEMENTED THE DIRECTIVE IN NATIONAL LAW . This, she The following further cases were referred to by the Advocate General: 4. Helen Marshall, a senior dietitian, claimed that her dismissal on grounds of being old violated the Equal Treatment Directive 1976. Welcome to the Town of Brookhaven, the largest town in Suffolk County and a great place to live, work and play. Parties M. H. Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching). Thus conflicting national laws had to be disapplied. In either case it is necessary to prevent the State from taking advantage of its own failure to comply with Community law. 9 German food law at the time prescribed that for certain food products any deviation from the original recipe (in this case, e.g., the use of vegetable oils instead of eggs and butter in the production of certain biscuits) should be clearly stated on the product packaging. 2 . # M. H. Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching). 5 ( 1 )). question created rights that could be enforced between individuals, that is, it IT FOLLOWS THAT THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7 ( 1)(A ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 79/7 ON THE PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT IN MATTERS OF SOCIAL SECURITY APPLIES ONLY TO THE DETERMINATION OF PENSIONABLE AGE FOR THE PURPOSES OF GRANTING OLD-AGE AND RETIREMENT PENSIONS AND THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF FOR OTHER BENEFITS . [41] In support of that view, the appellant points out that directives are capable of conferring rights on individuals which may be relied upon directly before the courts of the Member States; national courts are obliged by virtue of the binding nature of a directive, in conjunction with Article 5 of the EEC Treaty, to give effect to the provisions of directives where possible, in particular when construing or applying relevant provisions of national law (judgment of 10 April 1984 in Case 14/83 von Colson and Kamann v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen [1984] ECR 189 1). 5 ACCORDING TO THE ORDER FOR REFERENCE , THE SOLE REASON FOR THE DISMISSAL WAS THE FACT THAT THE APPELLANT WAS A WOMAN WHO HAD PASSED ' THE RETIREMENT AGE ' APPLIED BY THE RESPONDENT TO WOMEN . principle only bind the member state, to which they are addressed, in order to This, she contended, was in breach of EC Directive 76/207 (see EU Non Discrimination Law) issued in furtherance of the EC's general policy on non . In Case 152/84 Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching) [1986] ECR 723, the Court of Justice created an artificial and arbitrary barrier to the horizontal enforcement of directives. 36. 56 CONSEQUENTLY , THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION MUST BE THAT ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 OF 9 FEBRUARY 1976 , WHICH PROHIBITS ANY DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX WITH REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS , INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING DISMISSAL , MAY BE RELIED UPON AS AGAINST A STATE AUTHORITY ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS EMPLOYER , IN ORDER TO AVOID THE APPLICATION OF ANY NATIONAL PROVISION WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ). The court identified that there were two types of direct effect, vertical direct effect and horizontal direct effect. CONSEQUENTLY , AN AGE LIMIT FOR THE COMPULSORY DISMISSAL OF WORKERS PURSUANT TO AN EMPLOYER ' S GENERAL POLICY CONCERNING RETIREMENT FALLS WITHIN THE TERM ' DISMISSAL ' CONSTRUED IN THAT MANNER , EVEN IF THE DISMISSAL INVOLVES THE GRANT OF A RETIREMENT PENSION . 49 IN THAT RESPECT IT MUST BE POINTED OUT THAT WHERE A PERSON INVOLVED IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS ABLE TO RELY ON A DIRECTIVE AS AGAINST THE STATE HE MAY DO SO REGARDLESS OF THE CAPACITY IN WHICH THE LATTER IS ACTING , WHETHER EMPLOYER OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY . . 47 THAT VIEW IS BASED ON THE CONSIDERATION THAT IT WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE BINDING NATURE WHICH ARTICLE 189 CONFERS ON THE DIRECTIVE TO HOLD AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE THAT THE OBLIGATION IMPOSED THEREBY CANNOT BE RELIED ON BY THOSE CONCERNED . Politi SAS. Member State. Costa v ENEL (case 6/64) [1964] ECR 585 - ECJ, Costa v ENEL (case 6/64) [1964] ECR 585 - Italian Constitutional Court, Franz Grad v Finanzamt Traunstein (case 9/70) [1970] ECR 825. It must therefore be examined whether, in this case, the respondent must be regarded as having acted as an individual. [2003] ECR I-10290, Marshall v Southampton and S W Hampshire Area Health Authority [1986] 1 QB 401, Marleasing SA v La Comercial . TO THIS END , MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT : ( A ) ANY LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT SHALL BE ABOLISHED ; ( B)ANY PROVISIONS CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS , INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT , INTERNAL RULES OF UNDERTAKINGS OR IN RULES GOVERNING THE INDEPENDENT OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS SHALL BE , OR MAY BE DECLARED , NULL AND VOID OR MAY BE AMENDED ; ( C)THOSE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT WHEN THE CONCERN FOR PROTECTION WHICH ORIGINALLY INSPIRED THEM IS NO LONGER WELL FOUNDED SHALL BE REVISED ; AND THAT WHERE SIMILAR PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDED IN COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT SHALL BE REQUESTED TO UNDERTAKE THE DESIRED REVISION . Eu Law Synopsised Judgment of Marshall. 2 THE QUESTIONS WERE RAISED IN THE COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN MISS M . This statement is said to contradict with the nature of directives as they are not seen to be directly applicable, this means that their provisions must be incorporated into national law. 3 . Ms Foster was required to retire from her job at British Gas when she was 60 Miss Marshall claimed compensation under section 65 of the Sex In its judgments, the European Court has stressed the fundamental importance of the right to equal treatment under the Treaty of Rome. 9 IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT SHE SUFFERED FINANCIAL LOSS CONSISTING OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HER EARNINGS AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE RESPONDENT AND HER PENSION AND SINCE SHE HAD LOST THE SATISFACTION SHE DERIVED FROM HER WORK , THE APPELLANT INSTITUTED PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT BEFORE AN INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL . Marshall v Southampton Area Health Authority (case 152/84) [1986] ECR 723; [1986] 1 CMLR 688. IN EITHER CASE IT IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE STATE FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS OWN FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMUNITY LAW . They may therefore be set up against section 6(4) of the Sex Discrimination Act, which, according to the decisions of the Court of Appeal, has been extended to the question of compulsory retirement and has therefore become ineffective to prevent dismissals based upon the difference in retirement ages for men and for women. the state, and the Directive in question could have vertical direct effect. ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 MUST BE INTERPRETED AS MEANING THAT A GENERAL POLICY CONCERNING DISMISSAL INVOLVING THE DISMISSAL OF A WOMAN SOLELY BECAUSE SHE HAS ATTAINED THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR A STATE PENSION , WHICH AGE IS DIFFERENT UNDER NATIONAL LEGISLATION FOR MEN AND FOR WOMEN , CONSTITUTES DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX , CONTRARY TO THAT DIRECTIVE . *You can also browse our support articles here >. action, however, as the ECJ held that the Health Authority was an organ of '. 24 THE APPELLANT ARGUES FURTHERMORE , THAT THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX FORMS PART OF THE CORPUS OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND THEREFORE OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY LAW . The government argued that the directive could not be relied upon against the AHA as: the AHA was acting in a private capacity as an employer, and, The Equal Treatment Directive can be relied upon against the AHA, The Directive precludes sex discrimination in retirement age in national legislation, Directives do not have horizontal effect; under Article 288 TFEU, directives are binding only upon each member state to which it was addressed, But directives can have vertical direct effect against a member states regardless of the capacity in which it was acting whether as an employer or as a public authority, In either case, it is necessary to prevent the State from taking advantage of its own failure to comply with EU law, The argument by the UK government that this would give rise to an arbitrary and unfair distinction between the rights of private and public employees does not justify any other conclusion, such a distinction can be avoided if the member state has correctly implemented the directive into national law, The test for a public authority is a functional one: whether an entity is carrying out a public service with special powers, Unfairness can be result as an applicant employed by a private hospital would not have been able to rely on the Directive, creating a two tier legal system for public and private employers, The estoppel argument (that the government cannot rely on its own failure to implement a directive) cannot justify application of the directive to the AHA since it is not responsible for transposing the terms of directive into national law. She would not have been dismissed when she was if she had been a man. The ECJ decided in 1986 that the termination of Miss M H Marshall's In conclusion it could be said that the decision of Marshall v Southampton AHA was set out as a precedent to ensure no private bodies are held liable for a states failure to implement a directive and directives are only vertically directly effective with the exception of fulfilling one of the requirements set out by the case of Foster as being an emanation of the state. was not necessarily consistent with the requirement of ensuring real equality 1 (1986) and Fos Chen and Zhu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003], Week 16 Eu law Seminar case summary of Case 104/79, Foglia v Novello (No.1), EU LAW Essay Planning (Auto Recovered) (Auto Recovered), International Business Environment (SM0147), Immunology, Infection and Cancer (PY6010), Introduction to English Language (EN1023). She argued it was because the board Similarly, Treaty provisions are directly applicable. 24 ), WHICH THE MEMBER STATES WERE TO TRANSPOSE INTO NATIONAL LAW , ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) THEREOF , WITHIN SIX YEARS OF ITS NOTIFICATION . Facts [ edit] Helen Marshall, a senior dietitian, claimed that her dismissal on grounds of being old violated the Equal Treatment Directive 1976. employer in order to set aside a national provision, which imposed limits on 76/207 are neither unconditional nor sufficiently clear and precise to give rise to direct effect. marshall v southampton health authority 1986 summarywhat to wear ice skating indoors in summer. However, while direct effect would allow legal actions based on directives against the state ( vertical direct effect ), the ECJ did accept that the 'state' could . restoring real equality of treatment. Foster v British Gas plc (1990) C-188/89 is a leading EU law concerning the of article 6 having regard to the principles and aims of the Directive. Case 152/84. 6 . The ECJ, in a full court of 13 judges, answered to the first question that a general policy concerning dismissal if a woman solely because she has attained the qualifying age for a state pension, which age is different for men and for women, constitutes discrimination on grounds of sex and as such is in breach of the directive. In the UK, the retirement age for men was 65 years old yet for women it was 60 years old. 36 HOWEVER , IN VIEW OF THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY OF TREATMENT , WHICH THE COURT HAS REAFFIRMED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS , ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 , WHICH EXCLUDES SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS FROM THE SCOPE OF THAT DIRECTIVE , MUST BE INTERPRETED STRICTLY . Marshall v Southampton Health Authority 1986 Directives ~may not of itself impose obligations on an individual~ therefore there is no horizontal direct effect. 23 ACCORDING TO THE APPELLANT , THE SAID AGE LIMIT FALLS WITHIN THE TERM ' WORKING CONDITIONS ' WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLES 1 ( 1 ) AND 5 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 . [Case closed] Main proceedings. Case 14/83Von Colson and Kamann v. Marshall v Southampton Area Health Authority (1986) Marshall had been forced to retire from her job. The ECJ decided in 1986 that the termination of Miss M H Marshall's employment constituted unlawful discrimination on grounds of sex: (1986 ECR 723. Miss Marshall claimed compensation under. The effect utile (the useful Where a measure is horizontally directly effective it creates rights between citizens and is therefore enforceable by them in national courts. This selection (c) Oxford University Press, 2012. 70 Manfredi, para 97, citing Case C-271/91 Marshall v Southampton and South West Hampshire Area Health Authority, EU:C:1993:335, para 31. dismissal upon grounds of sexual discrimination and the direct effect of community law directives in issues of state employment, were the key ingredients to this matter, when a former employee of the south-west hampshire area health authority was subjected to unexpected termination of her employment, despite intimations that her post was secure In 1980, she was dismissed for the sole reason that she had passed the qualifying age for the British State pension. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of LawTeacher.net. The employment appeal tribunal affirmed the industrial tribunal on the first point, yet set aside the decision on the second point, on the basis that an individual had no locus standi and could not rely upon such a violation in proceedings before a United Kingdom court or tribunal. She claimed damages, but the national law had set a limit on the amount of damages claimable which was . EN RU CN DE ES. 53 IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER NEXT WHETHER THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION LAID DOWN BY THE DIRECTIVE MAY BE REGARDED AS UNCONDITIONAL , IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXCEPTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN AND OF THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) THEREOF THE MEMBER STATES ARE TO TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY OF TREATMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL LAW . ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 , WHICH PROHIBITS ANY DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX WITH REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS , INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING DISMISSAL , MAY BE RELIED UPON AS AGAINST A STATE AUTHORITY ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS EMPLOYER , IN ORDER TO AVOID THE APPLICATION OF ANY NATIONAL PROVISION WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ). IT FOLLOWS THAT A DIRECTIVE MAY NOT OF ITSELF IMPOSE OBLIGATIONS ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND THAT A PROVISION OF A DIRECTIVE MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON AS SUCH AGAINST SUCH A PERSON . Grounds [Case closed] Main proceedings. 4 ON 31 MARCH 1980 , THAT IS TO SAY APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS AFTER SHE HAD ATTAINED THE AGE OF 62 , THE APPELLANT WAS DISMISSED , NOTWITHSTANDING THAT SHE HAD EXPRESSED HER WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE IN THE EMPLOYMENT UNTIL SHE REACHED THE AGE OF 65 , THAT IS TO SAY UNTIL 4 FEBRUARY 1983 . However, even though the case affirmed that there would be no horizontal effect, it still found the AHA possibly in breach of the directive if it would be deemed a state actor. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marshall_v_Southampton_Health_Authority&oldid=1117798481. The Court made reference of two questions for preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice (ECJ): Advocate General Slynn argued the state should be construed broadly, to cover all organs, saying that insinuating horizontal effect[1][2] into directives would totally blur the distinction between EU directives and regulations'. in particular and including the conditions governing dismissal. (a secretary of state), which could also issue to the board various directions. Marshall and Southampton and South West Hampshire Area Health Authority, on the interpretation of Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (OJ 1976 L 39, p. 40), [1981] 1 All E.R. Here are summaries of (and links to) the cases where the impact of COVID is - Case 152/84. 81 Comments Please sign inor registerto post comments. MOREOVER , IN THIS CASE THERE IS NO LINK BETWEEN THE CONTRACTUAL RETIREMENT AGE AND THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY PENSION . our website you agree to our privacy policy and terms. Directives can only ever by vertically directly effective. They contend in particular, with regard to Articles 2(1) and 5(1) of Directive No. 7 ( 1)(A )), 3 . This case involved an application for a preliminary ruling. provisions were fully effective, in accordance with the objective pursued by [39] [I]t is necessary to consider whether Article 5(1) of Directive No. regarded as an essential component of compensation for the purposes of their claims by judicial process. 40 ). MARSHALL ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE APPELLANT ' ) AND SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH-WEST HAMPSHIRE AREA HEALTH AUTHORITY ( TEACHING ) ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE RESPONDENT ' ) CONCERNING THE QUESTION WHETHER THE APPELLANT ' S DISMISSAL WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 ( 4 ) OF THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975 AND WITH COMMUNITY LAW . The provision is therefore sufficiently precise to be relied on by an individual and to be applied by the national courts. The principle of direct effect was established by the ECJ in the case of Van Gend en Loos, which concerned Article 25, Here the ECJ implemented that Art 25 (ex 12) of the EC Treaty, creates rights that individuals can rely on against a Member state, which has failed its obligation to implement the Article. Similarly, because of direct vertical effect, it was possible for a victim to rely on rights passed down from the directive before the national courts. Critically discuss with reference to decided cases and academic opinion. held a state is any manifestation or organisation under control of a central The purpose of the Directive here was to put into effect the principle of equal Facts: In Case 152/84 M H Marshall v Southampton, the measure of compensation was considered in a successful claim for sex discrimination. From that the Court deduced that a Member State which has not adopted the implementing measures required by the directive within the prescribed period may not plead, as against individuals, its own failure to perform the obligations which the directive entails. FROM THAT THE COURT DEDUCED THAT A MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS NOT ADOPTED THE IMPLEMENTING MEASURES REQUIRED BY THE DIRECTIVE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD MAY NOT PLEAD , AS AGAINST INDIVIDUALS , ITS OWN FAILURE TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH THE DIRECTIVE ENTAILS . # Case 152/84. This was finally made explicit by the ECJ in its decision in M.H. Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority Notes on Academic Writings X: Discriminatory Retirement Ages, European Industrial Relations Review 1986 n 148 p.18-21 Jacobs, A.T.J.M. that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental resources. Internationale Handelsgesellchaft mbH v Einfuhr- & Vorratsstelle fur Getreide & Futtermittel (Case 11/70) [1970] ECR 1125; before the ECJ, Syndicat Generale des Fabricants de Semoules [1970] CMLR 395 - (French Conseil d'Etat), Internationale Handelsgesellchaft mbH v Einfuhr- & Vorratsstelle fur Getreide & Futtermittel (Solange I) [1974] 2 CMLR; (German Federal Constitutional Court), Minister for Economic Affairs v SA Fromagerie Franco-Suisse 'Le Ski' [1972] CMLR 330; before the Belgian Cour de Cassation, Administration des Dounaes v Societe Cafes Jacques Vebre Jacques Vabres [1975] 2 CMLR 336 - before the French Cour de Cassation, Frontini v Minister delle Finanze [1974] 2 CMLR 372 (Italian Constitutional Court), Blackburn v Attorney-General [1971] 2 All ER 1380. Google Scholar. H . 33 ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE NO 76/207 PROVIDES THAT APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT WITH REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS , INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING DISMISSAL , MEANS THAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE TO BE GUARANTEED THE SAME CONDITIONS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX . 1/1. attained in the absence of measures appropriate to restore such equality 1 ( 2 ), AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 79/7 , ART . Although eventual implementation need not be uniform in every member state, the actual aim must be properly secured and where it is not, this may constitute a breach leading to a liability and damages must be paid accordingly with the guidelines set out in State liability as a remedy for citizens that have been a victim of a states failure. including pounds 7,710 for interest. 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