CELEX: C2002/131/25
Language: en
Date: 2002-06-01 00:00:00
Title: Case C-142/02: Action brought on 16 April 2002 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

1.6.2002              EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                         C 131/13
(2) order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.                     Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                       The period for transposing the directive expired on 29 May
                                                                       1999.
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                       (1) OJ L 181 of 9.7.1997, p. 1.
The time-limit for transposition expired on 14 March 2000.
(1) OJ L 77 of 14.3.1998, p. 36.
                                                                       Action brought on 16 April 2002 by the Commission of
                                                                       the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of
                                                                                                    Luxembourg
                                                                                                  (Case C-142/02)
                                                                                                  (2002/C 131/25)
Action brought on 11 April 2002 by the Commission of
the European Communities against the Federal Republic
                           of Germany
                                                                       An action against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was
                                                                       brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communi-
                        (Case C-135/02)                                ties on 16 April 2002 by the Commission of the European
                                                                       Communities, represented by M. Patakia, acting as Agent, with
                                                                       an address for service in Luxembourg.
                        (2002/C 131/24)
                                                                       The Commission of the European Communities claims that
                                                                       the Court should:
An action against the Federal Republic of Germany was
brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communi-           (1) declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations
ties on 11 April 2002 by the Commission of the European                      and administrative measures necessary in order to comply
Communities, represented by Josef Christian Schieferer, of the               with Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and
Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communi-                     of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice
ties, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the office of             of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a
Luis Escobar Guerrero, of its Legal Service, Wagner Centre                   Member State other than that in which the qualification
C 254, Kirchberg.                                                            was obtained (1), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has
                                                                             failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
                                                                       (2) order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
The Commission claims that the Court should:
1.    Declare that, by failing within the prescribed period to
      notify to the Commission, or failing to adopt the laws,          Pleas in law and main arguments
      regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
      comply with Directive 97/23/EC (1) of the European
      Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on                  The time-limit for transposition expired on 14 March 2000.
      the approximation of the laws of the Member States
      concerning pressure equipment, the Federal Republic of
      Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC
      Treaty and that directive;                                       (1) OJ L 77 of 14.3.1998, p. 36.
2.    Order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.