CELEX: C2006/331/11
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-32/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directive 2000/60/EC — Failure to notify implementing measures — Obligation to adopt framework legislation in national law — None — Incomplete implementation of or failure to implement Articles 2, 7(2) and 14)

30.12.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 331/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   (Case C-32/05) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - Failure to notify implementing measures - Obligation to adopt framework legislation in national law - None - Incomplete implementation of or failure to implement Articles 2, 7(2) and 14)
   (2006/C 331/11)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and J. Hottiaux, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: S. Schreiner, Agent, and by P. Kinsch, avocat)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to communicate to the Commission of the European Communities the laws, regulations and administrative provisions implementing Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, except for those relating to Article 3 of that directive, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2, 7(2) and 14 of Directive 2000/60/EC, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24 of that directive;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismisses the remainder of the application;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.