Case C-151/06: Action brought on  20 March 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2006-05-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, capital market, exchange of information, financial instrument, financial market, investment, national implementing measure

C 108/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2006

Action brought on 10 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland

Action brought on 14 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Czech Republic

(Case C-139/06)

(2006/C 108/22)

Language of the case: English

Parties

(Case C-140/06)

(2006/C 108/23)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant): Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Konstantinidis et D. Lawunmi, Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the
following Directives of the European Parliament and of the
Council, namely, 2002/96/EC (1) on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment and 2003/108/EC of 8 December
2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical
and electronic equipment (2), or in any event by failing to
communicate
the United
them to the Commission,
Kingdom has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Direc-
tive;

— order United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which te directives had to be transposed
expired on 13 August 2004.

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: K. Walker and A. Alcover San Pedro, Agents)

Defendant: Czech Republic

Form of order sought

— declare that, by not taking the legal and administrative
measures necessary to comply with Directive 2002/49/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June
2002 relating to the assessment and management of envir-
onmental noise (1), or in any event by not communicating
such measures to the Commission, the Czech Republic has
failed to fulfil
its obligations under Article 14(1) of that
directive

— order the Czech Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The prescribed period for implementation of the directive in
domestic law expired on 18 July 2004.

(1) OJ 2002 L 189, p. 12

Action brought on 20 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-151/06)

(2006/C 108/24)

Language of the case: French

(1) OJ L 37, 13/02/2003, P. 24-39
(2) OJ L 345, 13/12/2003 P. 106-107

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: D. Maidani, Agent)

Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/15

Form of order sought

— order the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
to comply with
administrative provisions necessary
Commission Directive 2003/125/EC of 22 December 2003
implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards the fair presentation of
investment recommendations and the disclosure of conflicts
of interest (1), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed
to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

Pleas in law and main arguments

time-limit

The
expired on 12 October 2004.

for

implementing Directive 2003/125/EC

(1) OJ 2003 L 339, p.73