CELEX: C2006/165/19
Language: en
Date: 2006-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-354/05: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of  18 May 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2003/55/EC — Internal market in natural gas)

15.7.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 165/11
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
   (Case C-354/05) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2003/55/EC - Internal market in natural gas)
   (2006/C 165/19)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Heller and B.Schima, agents)
   
      Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: S. Schreiner, acting as agent)
   Re:
   Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ L 176, p. 57)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 281 of 12.11.2005.