Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of  15 December 2005  in Case C-88/05: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/59/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Date: 2006-02-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Finland, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, maritime safety, maritime transport, pollution from ships, transport accident, transport of dangerous goods

11.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/17

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

of 15 December 2005

in Case C-67/05: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Federal Republic of Germany (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2000/60/EC — Community action in the field of water policy
— Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2006/C 36/32)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case C-67/05 Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: U. Wölker and S. Pardo Quintillán) v Federal
Republic of Germany (Agent: U. Forsthoff) — action under
Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 11
February 2005 — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of J.
Malenovský, President of the Chamber, J.-P. Puissochet and A
Ó Caoimh (Rapporteur), Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R.
Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 15 December 2005, in
which it:

1. Declares that, by not adopting within the prescribed period, all of
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework
for Community action in the field of water policy, the Federal
Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under that
directive;

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

(1) OJ C 82 of 02.04.2005

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 15 December 2005

in Case C-88/05: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Republic of Finland (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2002/59/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed
period)

(2006/C 36/33)

(Language of the case: Finnish)

In Case C-88/05 Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: M. Huttunen and K. Simonsson) v Republic of Finland

(Agent: A. Guimaraes-Purokoski) — action under Article 226
EC for failure to comply with obligations, brought on 18
February 2005 — the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of J.
the Chamber, R. Schintgen and J.
Makarczyk, President of
Klučka (Rapporteur),
Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate
General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 15 December
2005, in which it:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period all
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community
vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing
Council Directive 93/75/EEC, the Republic of Finland has failed
to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 93 of 16.04.2005

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 8 December 2005

in Case C-115/05: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2001/65/EC — Annual and consolidated accounts of certain
types of companies — Failure to transpose within the
prescribed period)

(2006/C 36/34)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case C-115/05 Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: G. Braun) v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agent: S.
Schreiner) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to comply
with obligations, brought on 8 March 2005 — the Court
(Fourth Chamber), composed of K. Schiemann, President of the
Chamber, M. Ilešič (Rapporteur) and E. Levits, Judges; C. Stix-
Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment
on 8 December 2005, in which it: