# CE2004070EN.01014702.xml

| 20.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 70/147 |
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20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 70/147

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(2004/C 70 E/152)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2848/03

by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(26 September 2003)

Subject:   Implementation of Directive 2000/53/EC

Subject:

Under Directive 2000/53/EC (1) on end-of life vehicles, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all end-of life vehicles are transferred to authorised treatment facilities to be stored and processed in accordance with national and Community rules on public health and the environment.

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Can the Commission say whether the above Directive has been incorporated into national law in Greece? To what extent have the competent Greek authorities set up databases on end-of life vehicles and their treatment, as required by the Directive?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(21 October 2003)

(21 October 2003)

| 1. | Article 10(1) of Directive 2000/53/EC (2) required Member States to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 21 April 2002 and to inform the Commission thereof immediately. Greece having failed to notify the Commission of its national measures transposing the Directive within the set time limit, the Commission instituted infringement proceedings in accordance with Article 226 of the EC Treaty.
  The Greek authorities failed to reply either to the letter of formal notice or to the reasoned opinion. Accordingly, as Greece had not brought into force all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/53/EC, the Commission decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice. The action is pending before the Court (Case C-246/2003). |
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Article 10(1) of Directive 2000/53/EC (2) required Member States to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 21 April 2002 and to inform the Commission thereof immediately. Greece having failed to notify the Commission of its national measures transposing the Directive within the set time limit, the Commission instituted infringement proceedings in accordance with Article 226 of the EC Treaty.

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The Greek authorities failed to reply either to the letter of formal notice or to the reasoned opinion. Accordingly, as Greece had not brought into force all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/53/EC, the Commission decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice. The action is pending before the Court (Case C-246/2003).

| 2. | Since Greece has not notified the Commission of its national measures transposing the Directive, it is currently impossible, on the basis of the information available, to check whether the Greek authorities have set up databases on end-of-life vehicles and their treatment. |
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Since Greece has not notified the Commission of its national measures transposing the Directive, it is currently impossible, on the basis of the information available, to check whether the Greek authorities have set up databases on end-of-life vehicles and their treatment.

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(1)  OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.

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(2)  Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles - Commission Statements, OJ L 269, 21.10.2000.

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