Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2006:795
Date: 2006-12-14
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment;Pollution
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Luxembourg

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 December 2006 - Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Case C-198/06) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/94/EC -New passenger cars - Consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and F. Simonetti, Agents) Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, Agent) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to draw up or to transmit to the Commission the report required under Article 9 of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars (OJ 2000 L 12, p.16) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to transmit the report required under Article 9 of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 165, 15.07.2006