Under disse omstændigheder fastslog Domstolen, at Republikken Malta havde tilsidesat undtagelsesbetingelserne og dermed tilsidesat sine forpligtelser i®henhold til dette direktiv.
In those circumstances, the Court found that the Republic of Malta had failed to comply with the conditions for a derogation and, therefore, had failed to ful¤l its obligations under the directive.