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C 264/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.11.2003

**Action brought on 19 September 2003 by the Com-**
**mission of the** **European Communities against the**
**Kingdom of the Netherlands**

**(Case C-395/03)**

(2003/C 264/44)

An action against the Kingdom of the Netherlands was brought
before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on
19 September 2003 by the Commission of the European
Communities, represented by W. Wils and K. Banks, acting as
Agents.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1. Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to give effect to
Directive 98/44/EC ( [1] ) of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of
biotechnological inventions, or in any event by failing to
inform the Commission of those provisions, the Kingdom
of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under
that directive;

2. Order the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.

_Pleas in law and main arguments_

The period within which the directive had to be transposed
expired on 30 July 2000.

( [1] ) OJ L 213 of 30.7.1998, p. 13.

**Removal from the register of Case C-214/02** ( [1] )

(2003/C 264/45)

By order of 26 March 2003 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-214/02 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling by the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes
Vorarlberg): Gerhard Lintschinger.

( [1] ) OJ C 180 of 27.7.2002.

**Removal from the register of Case C-219/02** ( [1] )

(2003/C 264/46)

By order of 26 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-219/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Hellenic Republic.

( [1] ) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.

**Removal from the register of Joined Cases C-242/02 and**
**C-243/02** ( [1] )

(2003/C 264/47)

By order of 26 March 2003 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Joined Cases C-214/02 and C-243/02
(Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Unabhängiger
Verwaltungssenat des Salzburg): Manfred Hückel.

( [1] ) OJ C 247 of 12.10.2002.