Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 19 February 2004 In Case C-312/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
Date: 2004-04-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, consumer goods, consumer protection, guarantee, national implementing measure, sale

17.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 94/9

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Language of the case: French)

(Third Chamber)

19 February 2004

In Case C-310/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure
to implement Directive 1999/44/EC)

(2004/C 94/16)

(Language of the case: French)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in
the European Court Reports)

In Case C-310/03: Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: D. Martin), against Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Agent: S. Schreiner): Application for a declaration that, by
failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provi-
sions necessary to comply with Directive 1999/44/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on
certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated
the Grand Duchy of
guarantees (OJ 1999 L 171, p. 12),
Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that direc-
tive,
(Third Chamber), composed of: A. Rosas
(Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, R. Schintgen and N.
Colneric, Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass, Regis-
trar, has given a judgment on 19 February 2004, in which it:

the Court

1. Declares

that, by failing to adopt, within the period
prescribed in the reasoned opinion, the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale
of consumer goods and associated guarantees, 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 213 of 6.09.2003.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Third Chamber)

19 February 2004

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in
the European Court Reports)

In Case C-312/03, Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: D. Martin) against Kingdom of Belgium (Agent: E.
Dominkovits): Application for a declaration that, by failing to
adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions neces-
sary to comply with Directive 1999/44/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain
aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guaran-
tees (OJ 1999 L 171, p. 12), the Kingdom of Belgium has failed
to fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court (Third
Chamber), composed of: A. Rosas (Rapporteur), President of
the Chamber, R. Schintgen and N. Colneric, Judges; F.G. Jacobs,
Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on
19 February 2004, in which it:

1. Declares

that, by failing to adopt, within the period
prescribed in the reasoned opinion, the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale
of consumer goods and associated guarantees, the Kingdom
of Belgium has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that
directive;

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

(1) OJ C 213 of 6.09.2003.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

9 March 2004

In Case C-314/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure
to transpose Directive 2000/52/EC — Transparency of
financial relations between Member States and public
undertakings)

(2004/C 94/18)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case C-312/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Kingdom of Belgium (1)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in
the European Court Reports)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure
to implement Directive 1999/44/EC)

(2004/C 94/17)

In Case C-314/03: Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: G. Rozet), with an address for service in Luxembourg,
against Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agent: S. Schreiner):
Application for a declaration that, by failing to adopt and, in