CELEX: C1996/158/15
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-01 00:00:00
Title: Action brought on 3 April 1996 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic (Case C-112/96)

1 . 6 . 96           I EN     |            Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No C 158/7
      necessary in order to comply fully with Council                 Action brought on 3 April 1996 by the Commission of the
      Directive 91 /674/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the                     European Communities against the Hellenic Republic
      annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance
                                                                                                 ( Case C-1 12/96
      undertakings (');
                                                                                                    ( 96/C 158 / 15 )
— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs .
                                                                      An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before
Pleas in law and main arguments                                       the Court of Justice of the European Communities on
                                                                      3 April 1996 by the Commission of the European
Under Article 189 ( 3 ) of the Treaty establishing the                Communities, represented by Dimitrios Gouloussis, Legal
European Community directives are to be binding upon                  Adviser at the Commission, with an address for service in
each Member State to which they are addressed . The                   Luxembourg at the office of Carlos Gomez de la Cruz, of the
Hellenic Republic has not yet adopted the measures                    Commission's Legal Service, Wagner Centre, Kirchberg.
necessary to incorporate the relevant Directive fully into
Greek law and has also failed to communicate any such                 The applicant claims that the Court should :
measures to the Commission .
                                                                      — declare that the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its
(') OJ No L 374 , 1991 , p . 7 .                                            obligations under the EC Treaty by failing to adopt and
                                                                            also to communicate to the Commission in due time
                                                                            the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
                                                                            necessary in order to comply fully with Council
                                                                            Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 on the
Action brought on 3 April 1996 by the Commission of the                     coordination of laws, regulations and administrative
     European Communities against the Hellenic Republic                     provisions relating to direct life assurance (') and
                        ( Case C-111 /96                                    amending Directives 79/267/EEC ( 2 ) and 90/619/EEC ( 3 )
                          ( 96/C 158/ 14 )                                  ( third life assurance directive );
An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before            — order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs .
the Court of Justice . of the European Communities on
3 April 1996 by the Commission of the European                        Pleas in law and main arguments
Communities, represented by Dimitrios Gouloussis, Legal
Adviser at the Commission, with an address for service in             Under Article 189 ( 3 ) of the Treaty establishing the
Luxembourg at the office of Carlos Gômez de la Cruz, of the           European Community directives are to be binding upon
Commission's Legal Service, Wagner Centre, Kirchberg.                 each Member State to which they are addressed . The
                                                                      Hellenic Republic has not yet adopted the measures
The applicant claims that the Court should :                          necessary to incorporate the relevant Directive fully into
                                                                      Greek law and has also failed to communicate any such
— declare that the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its         measures to the Commission .
      obligations under the EC Treaty by failing to adopt and
      also to communicate to the Commission in due time               (') OJ No L 360, 1992 , p . 1 .
      the laws, regulations and administrative provisions             ( 2 ) OJ No L 63 , 1979 , p . 1 .
      necessary in order to comply fully with Council                 ( 5 ) OJ No L 330 , 1990 , p . 50.
      Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the
      coordination of laws, regulations and administrative
      provisions relating to direct insurance other than life
      assurance (') and amending Directives 73/239/EEC ( 2 )
      and     88/357/EEC ( 3 )     ( third non-life   insurance       Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundessozial­
      directive );                                                    gericht by order of that court of 8 February 1996 in the case
— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs .                      of 1 . Manuela Gomez Rodriguez and 2 . Gregorio Gomez
                                                                          Rodriguez v. Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz
Pleas in law and main arguments                                                                  ( Case C-113 /96 )
                                                                                                    ( 96/C 158/ 16 )
Under Article 189 ( 3 ) of the Treaty establishing the
European Community directives are to be binding upon
each Member State to which they are addressed . The                   Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
Hellenic Republic has not yet adopted the measures                    European Communities by order of the Bundessozialgericht
necessary to incorporate the relevant Directive fully into             ( Federal Social Court ), Thirteenth Chamber, of 8 February
Greek law and has also failed to communicate any such                  1996 , which was received at the Court Registry on 5 April
measures to the Commission .                                           1996 , in the case of 1 . Manuela Gomez Rodriguez and
                                                                      2 . Gregorio Gomez Rodriguez v. Landesversicherungs­
(') OJ No L 228 , 1992 , p . 1 .                                      anstalt ( Regional Insurance Office ) Rheinprovinz, on the
( 2 ) OJ No L 228 , 1973 , p . 3 .                                    following questions :
( 3 ) OJ No L 172 , 1988 , p . 1 .
                                                                       1 . Is Article 78 ( 2 ) ( b ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1408/71 ( )
                                                                             to be as meaning that the provision contained therein on