Case C-529/06: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 September 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/98/EC — Re-use of public sector information — Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
Date: 2007-12-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, access to information, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, data collection, dissemination of information, national implementing measure, public sector

8.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/17

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and admin-
istrative provisions necessary
fully with Directive
2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information, the
Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that
directive;

to comply

2. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 October 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Republic
of Finland

(Case C-523/06) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
2000/59/EC — Port reception facilities for ship-generated
waste and cargo residues — Failure to have developed and
implemented waste reception and handling plans for all ports)

(2007/C 297/26)

Language of the case: Finish

Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for
ship-generated waste and cargo residues;

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

(1) OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 September
the European Communities v
2007 — Commission of

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-529/06) (1)

(Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
information —
2003/98/EC — Re-use of public sector

Non-transposition within the prescribed period)

(2007/C 297/27)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: E. Montaguti, agent)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Schiltz, agent)

(represented by: C.

Parties

Re:

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

Defendant: Republic of Finland (represented by:
Agent)

J. Heliskoski,

Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to take
within the prescribed period the measures necessary to comply
with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public
sector information (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 90)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 1 and
16(1) of Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facil-
ities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (OJ 2000
L 332, p. 81) — Failure to have developed and implemented
waste reception and handling plans for all ports in Finland

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Declares that by not having adopted within the prescribed period
the legislative, regulatory and administrative measures necessary to
comply with Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public
sector information, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

1. Declares that, by failing to develop and implement waste reception
and handling plans for all its ports, the Republic of Finland has
its obligations under Articles 5(1) and 16(1) of
failed to fulfil
the
Directive 2000/59/EC of

the European Parliament and of

(1) OJ C 42 of 24.2.2007.