1.2 The Commission reached the conclusion that there was no infringement of Community law by the Italian State, because costs of passports and the procedures for issuing them do not fall within the sphere of the Community competences, but exclusively in that of the Member States. ###>1.3 L'article 169 du traité CE autorise la Commission à engager une procédure uniquement si elle estime qu'un État membre n'a pas respecté les obligations contractées en vertu du traité.