Case C-475/04: Action brought on 10 November 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic
Date: 2004-12-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, data processing, data protection, electronic equipment, personal data, protection of privacy, telecommunications, transmission network

C 314/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2004

Action brought on 10 November 2004 by the Commission
the Hellenic
of

against

the European Communities
Republic

(Case C-474/04)

(2004/C 314/20)

Justice of

An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before the
the European Communities on 10
Court of
November 2004 by the Commission of the European Commu-
nities, represented by Maria Kondou Durande and Carmel
O'Reilly, Legal Advisers in the Commission's Legal Service.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Direc-
tive 2002/58/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of
personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic
communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic
communications), or in any event by failing to inform the
Commission thereof, the Hellenic Republic has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive.

— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant claims that the Court should:

The period prescribed for
national law expired on 31 July 2003.

transposing the directive into

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 (1) on the mutual
recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country
nationals, or in any event by failing to notify the measures
in question to the Commission, the Hellenic Republic has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for
national law expired on 2 December 2002.

transposing the directive into

(1) OJ L 149 of 28.5.2001, p. 34.

Action brought on 10 November 2004 by the Commission
the Hellenic
of

against

the European Communities
Republic

(Case C-475/04)

(2004/C 314/21)

(1) OJ L 201 of 31.7.2002, p. 37.

Removal from the register of Case C-154/03 (1)

(2004/C 314/22)

By order of 15 September 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-154/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Ireland.

(1) OJ C 146 of 21.6.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-186/03 P (1)

(2004/C 314/23)

By order of 23 September 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-186/03 P: Strabag Benelux NV v
Council of the European Union.

Justice of

An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before the
the European Communities on 10
Court of
November 2004 by the Commission of the European Commu-
nities, represented by Georgios Zavvos and Michael Shotter,
Members of the Commission's Legal Service.

(1) OJ C 213 of 6.9.2003.