# C_2007095EN.01001202.xml

| 28.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 95/12 |
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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(Case C-139/06)( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directives 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC - Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment)

(2007/C 95/20)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Konstantinidis and D. Lawunmi, Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: V. Jackson, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt within the prescribed period all measures necessary to comply with Directives 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (OJ 2003 L 137, p. 24) and 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 106)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with:
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Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and —
Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under those Directives; | — | Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and | — | Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96, |
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| — | Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and | | | | |
| — | Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96, | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 108 of 6.5.2006.

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