Brussels, 10/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the European Commission decided to take France, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland and Portugal to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement the Fourth Motor Insurance Directive of 20 July 2002. In a press statement it stress that, "Until the Directive is properly applied throughout the EU, drivers from one Member State involved in an accident with a car registered and insured in another Member State will still face serious difficulties in claiming compensation quickly". The fourth directive covers cases when accidents occurred outside of Member State in which the victim is resident, as well as accidents happening in countries that are part of the green card scheme. The Commission is seeking as soon as possible to see whether to take the Netherlands to court. The Commission has also decided to formally request Portugal to bring its legislation into line with the Second Motor Insurance Directive so that victims of traffic accidents can be compensated up to the minimum levels provided for in that Directive.