Case C-143/04: Action brought on 17 March 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium
Date: 2004-04-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, approximation of laws, copyright, information society

17.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 94/33

Action brought on 17 March 2004 by the Commission of
the Kingdom of
the European Communities against

(1) OJ C 245 of 1.09.2001.

Belgium

(Case C-143/04)

(2004/C 94/74)

Justice of

An action against the Kingdom of Belgium was brought before
the European Communities on 17
the Court of
March 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities,
represented by K. Banks, acting as Agent, with an address for
service in Luxembourg.

The Commission of the European Communities claims that the
Court should:

1. declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Direc-
tive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain
aspects of copyright and related rights in the information
society (1) or, in any event, by failing to communicate those
provisions to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has
failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of that direc-
tive;

2. order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs of the

proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

Removal from the register of Case C-298/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/77)

By order of 11 December 2003 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-298/01: Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

(1) OJ C 289 of 13.10.2001.

Removal from the register of Case C-373/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/78)

By order of 28 January 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-373/01: Commission of the European
Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.

The period prescribed for transposition of that directive expired
on 22 December 2002.

(1) OJ C 331 of 24.11.2001.

(1) JO L 167, du 22 juin 2001, p. 10

Removal from the register of Case C-225/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/75)

By order of 26 January 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-225/01 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling by the Tribunale civile di Genova): Off-Road Action sas
Model Toys di Luca Luperini v Prefetto di Genova.

(1) OJ C 227 of 11.08.2001.

Removal from the register of Case C-246/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/76)

By order of 20 January 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-246/01: Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Removal from the register of Case C-374/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/79)

By order of 28 January 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-374/01: Commission of the European
Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.

(1) OJ C 317 of 10.11.2001.

Removal from the register of Case C-459/01 (1)

(2004/C 94/80)

By order of 27 January 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-459/01: Commission of the European
Communities v Ireland.

(1) OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002.