Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 28 April 2005 in Case C-31/04: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure by 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 period prescribed)
Date: 2005-07-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Spain, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, copyright

9.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/3

the laws,

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt

regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 3 to 7,
8(2) and 9 of Directive 1999/95/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 13 December 1999 concerning the enforce-
ment of provisions in respect of seafarers' hours of work on board
ships calling at Community ports, the Italian Republic has failed
to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

necessary

provisions

1. Declares that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and admin-
istrative
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
Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive

to

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 304 of 13.12.2003.

2. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs

(1) OJ C 71 of 20.03.2004.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Third Chamber)

of 28 April 2005

in Case C-31/04: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Kingdom of Spain (1)

(Failure by 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 period prescribed)

(2005/C 171/05)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 12 May 2005

in Case C-42/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from
the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven in
Maatschap J. B. en R. A. M. Elshof v Minister van Land-
bouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (1)

(Foot and mouth disease — Regulation (EC) No 1046/2001
— Grant of aid for the delivery of animals destined for
rendering — Upper limit of aid determined on the basis of
the average weight of animals per batch)

(2005/C 171/06)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

In Case C-31/04: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: K. Banks and F. Castillo de la Torre) v Kingdom of
Spain (Agent: M. Muñoz Pérez) — Action for failure to fulfil
obligations under Article 226 EC, brought on 29 March 2004
— the Court (Third Chamber), composed of A. Rosas, President
of the Chamber, A. Borg Barthet, A. La Pergola, J. Malenovský
(Rapporteur) and A. Ó. Caoimh, Judges; A. Tizzano, Advocate
General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 28 April
2005, in which it:

In Case C-42/04: reference for a preliminary ruling under
Article 234 EC from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijf-
sleven (Netherlands), made by decision of 23 January 2004,
received at the Court on 3 February 2004, in the proceedings
between Maatschap J. B. en R. A. M. Elshof and Minister van
Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit — the Court (Fourth
Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts (Rapporteur), President of
Judges; M. Poiares
the Chamber, N. Colneric and E. Levits,
Maduro, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet, Principal Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 12 May 2005, the
operative part of which is as follows: