CELEX: C2003/124/20
Language: en
Date: 2003-05-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-141/03: Action brought on 28 March 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Sweden

C 124/12                EN                         Official Journal of the European Union                                       24.5.2003
Such national legislation also infringes Article 2(1)(a)(i) of             Pleas in law and main arguments
Directive 2000/13/EC, according to which the labelling and
methods used must not be such as could mislead the purchaser,
particularly as to the characteristics of the foodstuff and, in            The time-limit for implementing the directive expired on
particular, as to its nature, identity, properties, composition,           5 December 2001.
quantity, durability, origin or provenance, method of manufac-
ture or production.
                                                                           (1 ) OJ L 139 of 10.6.2000, p. 28.
( 1) OJ 1991 L 198, p. 1.
( 2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1935/95 of 22 June 1995 amending
     Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricul-
     tural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural
     products and foodstuffs OJ 1995 L 186, p. 1.
( 3) Council Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999 of 19 July 1999 sup-
     plementing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production
     of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on
     agricultural products and foodstuffs to include livestock pro-        Action brought on 28 March 2003 by the Commission
     duction OJ 1999 L 222, p. 1.                                          of the European Communities against the Kingdom of
( 4) OJ 2000 L 109, p. 29.                                                                               Sweden
                                                                                                    (Case C-141/03)
                                                                                                    (2003/C 124/20)
Action brought on 27 March 2003 by the Commission of
                                                                           An action against the Kingdom of Sweden was brought before
the European Communities against the Federal Republic
                                                                           the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 28 March
                            of Germany
                                                                           2003 by the Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                           represented by P. Hellström and J.M. Flett, acting as Agents,
                                                                           with an address for service in Luxembourg.
                          (Case C-139/03)
                          (2003/C 124/19)                                  The Commission claims that the Court should:
                                                                           —     Declare that by failing to adopt the laws and other
                                                                                 provisions necessary to implement Commission Directive
                                                                                 2000/52/EC ( 1) of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/
An action against the Federal Republic of Germany was                            723/EEC (2) on the transparency of financial relations
brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communi-                     between Member States and public undertakings or, in
ties on 27 March 2003 by the Commission of the European                          any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof,
Communities, represented by Josef Christian Schieferer and                       the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations
Hans Støvlbæk, of its Legal Service, with an address for service                 under the directive, and
in Luxembourg.
                                                                           —     Order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
1.     declare that, by failing to adopt the necessary laws,               Pleas in law and principal arguments
       regulations and administrative provisions to implement
       Commission Directive 2000/38/EC (1) of 5 June 2000
       amending Chapter Va (Pharmacovigilance) of Council
                                                                           The period prescribed for implementing the directive ended
       Directive 75/319/EEC on the approximation of pro-
       visions laid down by law, regulation or administrative              on 31 July 2001.
       action relating to medicinal products and/or to notify the
       Commission of those provisions, the Federal Republic of
       Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under the              (1 ) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 75.
       directive;                                                          (2 ) OJ L 195, 29.7.1980, p. 35.
2.     order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.