Case C-154/06: Action brought on  21 March 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland
Date: 2006-06-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Finland, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, electrical equipment, electronic waste, national implementing measure, waste management

C 131/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.6.2006

Action brought on 21 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Republic of Finland

Form of order sought

(Case C-154/06)

(2006/C 131/59)

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Konstantinidis and K. Nyberg, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Finland

Form of order sought

to

necessary

comply
the European Parliament and of

— Declare that, with regard to the province of Åland, by
failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative
Directive
provisions
2003/108/EC of
the
Council of 8 December 2003 (1) amending Directive
2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE) or in any case by failing to inform the Commission
thereof, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obliga-
tions under that directive;

with

firms

institutions,
in a

— Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Direc-
tive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary super-
insurance undertakings and
vision of credit
conglomerate (1)
investment
and
amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC,
92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and
Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council the directive or in any case
by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Kingdom
of Sweden has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that
directive;

financial

— order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for implementation of
expired on 11 August 2004.

the directive

(1) OJ 2003 L 35, p. 1.

— order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for implementation of
expired on 13 August 2004.

the directive

(1) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 106.

Action brought on 23 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-157/06)

(2006/C 131/61)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: X. Lewis and D. Recchia, Agents)

Action brought on 23 March 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

Defendant: Italian Republic

(Case C-156/06)

(2006/C 131/60)

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: D. Maidani and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents)

Form of order sought

— Declaration that, by adopting Decree No 558/A/04/03/RR
of the Minister for the Interior of 11 July 2003, authorising
the derogation from Community rules on public supply
contracts in respect of the procurement of light helicopters
for the use of police forces and the national fire service,
without any of the conditions capable of justifying that
derogation having been satisfied, the Italian Republic has
failed to fulfil its obligations under the combined provisions
of Articles 2(1)(b), 6 and 9 of Directive 93/36/EEC (1);

— Order requiring the Italian Republic to pay the costs of the

Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden

proceedings.