Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:463
Date: 2007-07-18
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Luxembourg

Action brought on 8 February 2007 - Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Case C-61/07) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: U. Wölker and J.-B. Laignelot, Agents) Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Form of order sought declare that, by failing to send the report containing the information required under Article 3(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol, 1 the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that article; order the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg failed to communicate to the Commission by 15 March 2005 the report containing the information required under Article 3(2) of Decision No 280/2004 on, firstly, national policies and measures which limit and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sources or enhance removals by sinks, presented on a sectoral basis for each greenhouse gas and, secondly, national projections of greenhouse gas emissions by sources and their removal by sinks as a minimum for the years 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020, organised by gas and by sector. ____________ 1 - OJ 2004 L 49, p. 1.