# C_2006331EN.01000702.xml

| 30.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 331/7 |
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30.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 331/7

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-32/05) (1)

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(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - Failure to notify implementing measures - Obligation to adopt framework legislation in national law - None - Incomplete implementation of or failure to implement Articles 2, 7(2) and 14)

(2006/C 331/11)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and J. Hottiaux, Agents)

Applicant:

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: S. Schreiner, Agent, and by P. Kinsch, avocat)

Defendant:

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that, by failing to communicate to the Commission of the European Communities the laws, regulations and administrative provisions implementing Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, except for those relating to Article 3 of that directive, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive; |
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Declares that, by failing to communicate to the Commission of the European Communities the laws, regulations and administrative provisions implementing Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, except for those relating to Article 3 of that directive, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive;

| 2. | Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2, 7(2) and 14 of Directive 2000/60/EC, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive; |
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Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2, 7(2) and 14 of Directive 2000/60/EC, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive;

| 3. | Dismisses the remainder of the application; |
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Dismisses the remainder of the application;

| 4. | Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear their own costs. |
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Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear their own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.

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