Case C-148/07: Action brought on 14 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Hungary
Date: 2007-04-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Hungary, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, audiovisual programme, cable distribution, provision of services, restriction on competition

C 95/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.4.2007

Action brought on 13 March 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

Defendant: French Republic

(Case C-146/07)

(2007/C 95/65)

Language of the case: Swedish

Form of order sought

— declare that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to
comply with Article 4 of Council Directive 98/83/EC of
3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for
human consumption (1), the French Republic has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive;

Parties

— order the French Republic to pay the costs.

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

Pleas in law and main arguments

Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden

Form of order sought

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 27 September 2001 (1) on the resale right for the benefit
of the author of an original work of art or, in any event, by
failing to notify the Commission thereof, the Kingdom of
Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive,
and

— order Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

time-limit prescribed for
The
expired on 31 December 2005.

implementing the Directive

(1) OJ 2001 L 272, p. 32.

Action brought on 13 March 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v French Republic

(Case C-147/07)

(2007/C 95/66)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
J.-B. Laignelot,
sented by: S. Pardo Quintillán,
Agents)

J. Hottiaux,

The quality of water intended for human consumption in France
does not comply with the provisions of Directive 98/83 in so
far as the thresholds laid down in that directive are regularly
exceeded, as regards nitrates and pesticides, in the Deux-Sèvres,
Charente-Maritime and Vendée Departments.

(1) OJ 1998 L 330, p. 32.

Action brought on 14 March 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Republic of Hungary

(Case C-148/07)

(2007/C 95/67)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: V. Bottka and K. Mojzesowicz, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Hungary

Form of order sought

— declare that, by failing to eliminate the restrictions to the
provision of cable television services imposed by Article 115
(4) of Law I of 1996 on Radio and Television, the Republic
of Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Commis-
sion Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on
competition in the markets for electronic communications
networks and services (1);

— order Republic of Hungary to pay the costs.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/35

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive into national
law expired on 30 April 2004.

Order of the President of the Court of 15 February 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic
Republic

According to the Commission, the Republic of Hungary has
its obligations under Article 2(3) of Directive
failed to fulfil
2002/77/EC by restricting the right of cable television service
providers
in territorial
coverage is no more than one third of the population.

to broadcast programmes

so that

(Case C-124/06) (1)

(2007/C 95/69)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ 2002 L 249, p. 21.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006.

Order of the President of the Court of 1 February 2007 —
the European Communities v Italian
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-71/06) (1)

(2007/C 95/68)

Language of the case: Italian

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 74, 25.3.2006.

Order of the President of the Court of 26 February 2007
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský Soud
v Praze — Czech Republic) — Ochranný svaz autorský pro
práva k dílům hudebním (OSA) v Miloslav Lev

(Case C-282/06) (1)

(2007/C 95/70)

Language of the case: Czech

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.