CELEX: C2006/281/43
Language: en
Date: 2006-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-407/06: Action brought on 3 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

18.11.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 281/27
            
         Action brought on 3 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
   (Case C-407/06)
   (2006/C 281/43)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Schima and J. Hottiaux, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (1), or in any event by having failed to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for the transposition of Directive 2003/105/EC expired on 30 June 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 97.