CELEX: C2003/264/47
Language: en
Date: 2003-11-01 00:00:00
Title: Removal from the register of Joined Cases C-242/02 and C-243/02

C 264/26              EN                           Official Journal of the European Union                                       1.11.2003
Action brought on 19 September 2003 by the Com-                                  Removal from the register of Case C-214/02 (1)
mission of the European Communities against the
                  Kingdom of the Netherlands                                                      (2003/C 264/45)
                        (Case C-395/03)                                    By order of 26 March 2003 the President of the Court of
                                                                           Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
                        (2003/C 264/44)                                    from the register of Case C-214/02 (Reference for a preliminary
                                                                           ruling by the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes
                                                                           Vorarlberg): Gerhard Lintschinger.
An action against the Kingdom of the Netherlands was brought               (1) OJ C 180 of 27.7.2002.
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.
                                                                                 Removal from the register of Case C-219/02 (1)
The applicant claims that the Court should:                                                       (2003/C 264/46)
1.    Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and          By order of 26 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
      administrative provisions necessary to give effect to                of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
      Directive 98/44/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of             register of Case C-219/02: Commission of the European
      the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of                Communities v Hellenic Republic.
      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        (1) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.
      that directive;
2.    Order the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
                                                                           Removal from the register of Joined Cases C-242/02 and
                                                                                                      C-243/02 (1)
Pleas in law and main arguments                                                                   (2003/C 264/47)
The period within which the directive had to be transposed                 By order of 26 March 2003 the President of the Court of
expired on 30 July 2000.                                                   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
(1) OJ L 213 of 30.7.1998, p. 13.                                          Verwaltungssenat des Salzburg): Manfred Hückel.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 247 of 12.10.2002.