Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2004 in Case C-143/04 Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/29/EC — Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Date: 2005-01-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, approximation of laws, copyright, information society

C 6/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.1.2005

the laws,

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt

regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of insur-
ance undertakings, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive;

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

(1) OJ C 106 of 30.4.2004.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

of 18 November 2004

in Case C-143/04 Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Kingdom of Belgium (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Direc-
tive 2001/29/EC — Harmonisation of certain aspects of
copyright and related rights in the information society —
Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2005/C 6/38)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case C-143/04 Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: K. Banks) v Kingdom of Belgium (Agent: A. Goldmann)
– action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations,
brought on 17 March 2004 – the Court (Sixth Chamber),
composed of: J.-P Puissochet, acting for the President of the
Sixth Chamber, S. von Bahr and J. Malenovský (Rapporteur),
Judges; J. Kokott, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a
judgment on 18 November 2004, in which it:

the laws,

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt

regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copy-
right and related rights in the information society, 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 106 of 30.4.2004.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 18 November 2004

in Case C-164/04: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Direc-
tive 2001/17/EC — Reorganisation and winding-up of insur-
to transpose within the
ance undertakings — Failure

prescribed period)

(2005/C 6/39)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-164/04: action for failure to fulfil obligations under
Article 226 EC, brought on 31 March 2004, between Commis-
sion of the European Communities (Agents: E. Traversa and
M. Shotter) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (Agent: C.
Jackson) — the Court (Fourth Chamber),
composed of: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, acting for the President of
the Fourth Chamber, M.
Ilešič (Rapporteur) and E. Levits,
Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar,
has given a judgment on 18 November 2004, the operative
part of which is as follows:

1. By not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative measures
necessary to comply with Directive 2001/17/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorga-
nisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings, the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that directive.

2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is

ordered to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 106 of 30.4.2004.