Case C-532/03: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Public procurement — Articles 43 EC and 49 EC — Emergency ambulance services)
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Ireland, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, provision of services, transport of patients

23.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/3

At its meeting on 15 January 2008, the Court drew up the list
referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 11c(2) of the
Rules of Procedure for determining the composition of the First
Chamber as follows:

Mr Tizzano

Mr Kasel

Mr Borg Barthet

Mr Levits

Mr Ilešič

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Breach of
Articles 43 EC and 49 EC — Arrangements for the provision of
an emergency ambulance service — Obligation to arrange prior
advertising — Principles of
transparency, equality and non-
discrimination

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1) Dismisses the action;

At its meeting on 15 January 2008, the Court drew up the list
referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 11c(2) of the
Rules of Procedure for determining the composition of the Fifth
Chamber as follows:

2) Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

costs.

Mr Borg Barthet

Mr Ilešič

Mr Levits

Mr Kasel

(1) OJ C 85, 3.4.2004.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December
the European Communities v
2007 — Commission of

Ireland

(Case C-532/03) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Public
procurement — Articles 43 EC and 49 EC — Emergency
ambulance services)

(2008/C 51/05)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: K. Wiedner and X. Lewis, Agents, and J. Flynn QC))

Defendant:
A. Collins SC, E. Regan SC and C. O'Toole, Barrister)

(represented by: D. O'Hagan, Agent,

Ireland

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands
(represented by: H.G. Sevenster, C. Wissels and P. van Ginneken,
Agents)

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December
the European Communities v
2007 — Commission of

Ireland

(Case C-418/04) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Articles 4 and
10 — Transposition and application — IBA 2000 — Value
— Quality of the data — Criteria — Margin of discretion —
Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats and
of wild fauna and flora — Article 6 — Transposition and
application)

(2008/C 51/06)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of
Doherty and M. van Beek, Agents)

the European Communities

(B.

Defendant: Ireland (represented by D. O'Hagan, Agent, E. Cogan,
Barrister, and G. Hogan SC)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Hellenic Republic, (repre-
sented by: E. Skandalou, Agent), Kingdom of Spain (represented
by N. Díaz Abad)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement
of Articles 4 and 10 of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April
1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ 1979 L 103, p. 1)
— Breach of Article 6 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of
21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of
wild fauna and flora (OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7)