CELEX: 62008CA0330
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Case C-330/08: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — Prevention and remedying of environmental damage — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

7.2.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/11
            
         Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
   (Case C-330/08) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2004/35/EC - Environmental liability - Prevention and remedying of environmental damage - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
   (2009/C 32/18)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Rozet and U. Wölker, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendants: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and A. Adam, Agents)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ 2004 L 143, p. 56)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 19(1) of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 272, 25.10.2008.