Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2006:379
Date: 2006-06-08
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Transport
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Luxembourg

Notice for the OJ Action brought on 14 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Case C-71/05) (Language of the case: French) An action against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 14 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Mikko Huttunen, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg. The Commission claims that the Court should: declare that, by failing to adopt, and in any event to notify to the Commission, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March 2002 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports, 1 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period for transposition of the directive into national law expired on 28 September 2003. ____________ 1 - OJ No L 85, 28.3.2002, p. 40.