Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 October 2004 in Case C-339/03: Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany (Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/22/EC — Keeping of wild animals in zoos — Failure to transpose within the prescribed time-limit)
Date: 2004-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, animal life, leisure park, protection of animals, wildlife

C 300/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.12.2004

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 14 October 2004

in Case C-339/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities against the Federal Republic of Germany (1)

(Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/22/EC —
Keeping of wild animals in zoos — Failure to transpose
within the prescribed time-limit)

(2004/C 300/44)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case C-339/03: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: J. Schieferer and M. van Beek) v the Federal Republic
of Germany (Agent: M. Lumma) — action under Article 226
EC for
(Fourth
failure to fulfil obligations — the Court
Chamber), composed of J. N. Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur),
Acting President of the Fourth Chamber, E. Juhász and M. Ilešič,
Judges; Advocate General: P. Léger, Registrar: R. Grass, has
given a judgment on 14 October 2004, in which it:

1) Declares that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Direc-
tive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of
wild animals in zoos, in the various länder, with the exception of
Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Baden-Württemberg, Niedersachsen,
Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringen, the Federal Republic of
Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 9 of that
directive.

2) Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 226 of 20.9.2003.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Third Chamber)

of 7 October 2004

N. Dafniou) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil
obligations, brought on 1 August 2003 — the Court (Third
Chamber), composed of: A. Rosas (Rapporteur), President of
the Chamber, A. Borg Barthet, F. Macken, S. von Bahr and J.
Malenovský,
J. Kokott, Advocate General; R. Grass,
Registrar, has given a judgment on 7 October 2004, in which
it:

Judges;

the laws,

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt

regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Direc-
tive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the supplemen-
tary pension rights of employed and self-employed persons moving
within the Community, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive.

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic is ordered to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 226 of 20.9.2003.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(First Chamber)

of 21 October 2004

in Case C-445/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure of a State to fulfil obligations — Freedom to provide
services — Requirements imposed by the host Member State
on undertakings which deploy within its territory salaried
workers who are nationals of non-member countries)

(2004/C 300/46)

(Language of the case: French)

in Case C-341/03: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Hellenic Republic (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
to transpose Directive 98/49/EC)

(2004/C 300/45)

(Language of the case: Greek)

In Case C-341/03: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: H. Michard and D. Martin) v Hellenic Republic (Agent:

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

In Case C-445/03: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: M. Patakia) v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agents:
S. Schreiner, assisted by A. Rukavina) — action under Article
226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 21 October
2003 — the Court (First Chamber), composed of: P. Jann, Presi-
dent of the Chamber, K. Lenaerts (Rapporteur), K. Schiemann,
E. Juhász and M. Ilešič, Judges; Advocate General: D. Ruiz-
Jarabo Colomer, Registrar: R. Grass, has given a judgment on
21 October 2004, in which it: