CELEX: C2003/275/63
Language: en
Date: 2003-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-419/03: Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the French Republic

C 275/40                 EN                        Official Journal of the European Union                                    15.11.2003
The Commission of the European Communities claims that                     2.    order the French Republic to pay the costs.
the Court should:
1.    declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws,
      regulations and administrative provisions necessary to               Pleas in law and main arguments
      comply with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European
      Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the
      deliberate release into the environment of genetically               The time limit for transposing the directive expired on
      modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/               17 October 2002.
      220/EEC (1) and, in any event, by failing to communicate
      them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has
      failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;               (1) OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.
2.    order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                           Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission
                                                                           of the European Communities against the French Republic
The period for transposition of the directive expired on
17 October 2002.
                                                                                                   (Case C-419/03)
(1) OJ 2001 L 106, p. 1.
                                                                                                   (2003/C 275/63)
                                                                           An action against the French Republic was brought before the
                                                                           Court of Justice of the European Communities on 3 October
                                                                           2003 by the Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                           represented by U. Wölker and F. Simonetti, acting as Agents,
Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission                         with an address for service in Luxembourg.
of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy
                            of Luxembourg
                                                                           The applicant claims that the Court should:
                           (Case C-418/03)
                                                                           1.    Declare that by not adopting the laws, regulations
                                                                                 and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
                           (2003/C 275/62)                                       Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of
                                                                                 the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release
                                                                                 into the environment of genetically modified organisms
                                                                                 and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (1) and, in
                                                                                 any event, by not communicating them to the Com-
An action against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was                              mission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its
brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communi-                     obligations under that directive;
ties on 3 October 2003 by the Commission of the European
Communities, represented by B. Stromsky, acting as Agent,
with an address for service in Luxembourg.                                 2.    order the French Republic to pay the costs.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                           Pleas in law and main arguments
1.    Declare that by not adopting the laws, regulations
      and administrative provisions necessary to comply with               The time limit for transposing the directive expired on
      Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of
                                                                           17 October 2002.
      the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release
      into the environment of genetically modified organisms
      and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (1) and, in
                                                                           (1) OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.
      any event, by not communicating them to the Com-
      mission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its
      obligations under that directive;