Case C-226/06: Action brought on  17 May 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
Date: 2006-07-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, France, accident prevention, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, humanisation of work, national implementing measure, occupational health, occupational safety

15.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/21

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

Action brought on 17 May 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v French Republic

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for implementing the directive expired on 1 January
2005.

(Case C-226/06)

(2006/C 165/39)

Language of the case: French

(1) OJ L 178, p. 16.

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Rozet and I. Kaufmann-Bühler, acting as Agents)

Action brought on 16 May 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

Defendant: French Republic

Form of order sought

(Case C-224/06)

(2006/C 165/38)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Braun and J.R. Vidal Puig, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought

— Declare that the Kingdom of Spain, by failing to adopt the
laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with Commission Directive 2004/72/EC (1) of 29
April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC (2) of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards accepted
market practices, the definition of inside information in
relation to derivatives on commodities, the drawing up of
lists of insiders, the notification of managers' transactions
and the notification of suspicious transactions and, in any
event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof, has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— order the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit prescribed for the implementation in national
law of Directive 2004/72/EC expired on 12 October 2004.

(1) OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 70.
(2) OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 16.

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles
2, 10(1) and 12(3) and (4) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC
of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encou-
rage improvements in the safety and health of workers at
work (1), the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obliga-
tions under that directive and Articles 10 EC and 249 EC;

— order the French Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 89/391/EEC expired on
31 December 1992.

The Commission complains that the French Republic has failed
to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2, 10(1) and 12(3) and (4)
of Directive 83/391 by failing to adopt all the provisions neces-
sary to transpose the directive correctly into French law.

(1) OJ 1989 L 183, p. 1.

Action brought on 17 May 2006 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-227/06)

(2006/C 165/40)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: B. Schima and B. Stromsky, agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium