ails to take the necessary measures to
comply with the Court's judgment within the time-limit laid down by the
Commission, the latter may bring the case before the Court of Justice.
In so doing it shall specify the amount of lump sum or penalty
payment to be paid by the Member State concerned which it considers
appropriate in the circumstances.
If the Court of Justice finds that the Member State concerned has not
complied with its judgment it may impose a lump sum or penalty
payment on it.
This procedure shall be without prejudice to Article 170."
52) Article 172 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 172
Regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the
Council, and by the Council, pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty,
may give the Court of Justice unlimited jurisdiction with regard to the
penalties provided for in such regulations."
53) Article 173 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 173
The Court of Justice shall review the legality of acts adopted jointly by
the European Parliament and the Council, of acts of the Council, of the
Commission and of the ECB, other than recommendations and
opinions, and of acts of the European Parliament intended to produce
legal effects vis-a-vis third parties.
It shall for this purpose have jurisdiction in actions brought by a
Member State, the Council or the Commission on grounds of lack of
competence, infringement of an essential procedural requirement,
infringement of this Treaty or of any rule of law relating to its
application, or misuse of powers.
The Court shall have jurisdiction under the same conditions, in actions
brought by the European Parliament and by the ECB for the purpose of
protecting their prerogatives.
Any natural or legal person may, under the same conditions, institute
proceedings against a decision addressed to that person or against a
decision which, although in the form of a regulation or a decision
addressed to another person, is of direct and individual concern to the
former.
The proceedings provided for in this Article shall be instituted within
two months of the publication of the measure, or of its notification to
the plaintiff, or, in the absence thereof, of the day on which it came to
the knowledge of the latter, as the case may be."
54) Article 175 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 175
Should the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, in
infringement of this Treaty, fail to act, The Member
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