CELEX: C2004/284/11
Language: en
Date: 2004-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 30 September 2004 in Case C-481/03: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 2001/12/EC and 2001/13/EC — The Community's railways — Development — Fair, uniform and non-discriminatory access to the infrastructure — Licensing of railway undertakings — Common scheme — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

20.11.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 284/6
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Sixth Chamber)
   of 30 September 2004
   in Case C-481/03: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)
   
   (Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations - Directives 2001/12/EC and 2001/13/EC - The Community's railways - Development - Fair, uniform and non-discriminatory access to the infrastructure - Licensing of railway undertakings - Common scheme - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
   (2004/C 284/11)
   Language of the case: French
   In Case C-481/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: W. Wils) v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agents: S. Schreiner and M. Thill) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 19 November 2003 — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: J.-P. Puissochet, President of the Chamber, A. La Pergola and U. Lõhmus (Rapporteur), Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 30 September 2004, the operative part of which is as follows:
   
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               By failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and with Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under those directives;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 7, 10.1.2004.