CELEX: C1995/208/10
Language: en
Date: 1995-08-12 00:00:00
Title: Action brought on 22 May 1995 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic (Case C-160/95)

12 . 8 . 95            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 208/5
     90/313/EC ( ) of 7 July 1990 on freedom of access to             comply with the Directive, and to inform the Commission
     information on the environment, the Hellenic Republic            accordingly.
     has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty
     and that Directive,                                              Since the Hellenic Republic has not hitherto informed the
                                                                      Commission of the adoption of those measures,
— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.                       notwithstanding the letter before action of 9 August 1993
                                                                      and the reasoned opinion of 7 June 1994 addressed to it, the
                                                                      Commission seeks by this application a declaration that the
Pleas in law and main arguments adduced in support:                   Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the
In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 91 / 156/EC the
                                                                      third paragraph of Article 1 89 and under the first paragraph
                                                                      of Article 5 of the Treaty, and under the provisions of the
Member States were required by 1 April 1993 to adopt the              Directive .
laws , regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with the Directive, and to inform the Commission               ( ] ) OJ No L 78 , 26 . 3 . 1991 , p . 32 .
accordingly.
Since the Hellenic Republic has not hitherto informed
the Commission of the adoption of those measures,
notwithstanding the letter before action of 12 March 1993
and the reasoned opinion of 1 9 July 1 994 addressed to it, the
                                                                      Action brought on 22 May 1995 by the Commission of the
                                                                           European Communities against the Hellenic Republic
Commission by this application seeks a declaration that the
Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the                                 ( Case C-161 /95 )
third paragraph of Article 1 89 and under the first paragraph                                      ( 95/C 208/ 11 )
of Article 5 of the Treaty, and under the provisions of the
Directive .                                                           An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before
                                                                      the Court of Justice of the European Communities on
(') OJ No L 158 , 23 . 6 . 1990 , p . 56 .                            22 May 1995 by the Commission of the European
                                                                      Communities, represented by Maria Kondou Durande, of
                                                                      its Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg
                                                                      at the office of Yiorgos Kremlis, of its Legal Service, Wagner
                                                                      Centre, Kirchberg .
Action brought on 22 May 1995 by the Commission of the                The applicant claims that the Court should :
   European Communities against the Hellenic Republic                 — declare that, by omitting to adopt and communicate to
                        ( Case C-160/95 )                                   the Commission within the requisite period of time the
                          ( 95/C 208/ 10 )                                  laws, regulations and administrative provisions
                                                                            necessary in order to comply with Council Directive
                                                                            91 /271 /EC ( l ) of 21 March 1991 concerning urban
An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before                  waste water treatment, the Hellenic Republic has failed
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on                         to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty and that
22 May 1995 by the Commission of the European                               Directive,
Communities, represented by Maria Kondou Durande, of
its Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg          — order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs .
at the office of Yiorgos Kremlis, of its Legal Service, Wagner
Centre, Kirchberg.                                                    Pleas in law and main arguments adduced in support:
                                                                      In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 91 /271 /EC the
The applicant claims that the Court should :
                                                                      Member States were required by 30 June 1993 to adopt the
— declare that, by omitting to adopt and communicate to               laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
    the Commission within the requisite period of time the            comply with the Directive, and to inform the Commission
    laws, regulations and administrative provisions                   accordingly.
    necessary in order to comply with Council Directive               Since the Hellenic Republic has not hitherto informed the
     91 / 156/EC (') of 18 March 1991 amending Directive
                                                                      Commission of the adoption of those measures,
     75/442/EC on waste, the Hellenic Republic has failed to
                                                                      notwithstanding the letter before action of 9 August 1993
    fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty and that               and the reasoned opinion of 25 May 1994 addressed to it,
    Directive,
                                                                      the Commission seeks by this application a declaration that
                                                                      the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under
— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs .                      the third paragraph of Article 189 and under the first
                                                                      paragraph of Article 5 of the Treaty, and under the
Pleas in law and main arguments adduced in support:                   provisions of the Directive .
In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 91 / 156/EC the             (») OJ No L 135 , 30 . 5 . 1991 , p . 40 .
Member States were required by 1 April 1993 to adopt the
laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to