CELEX: 62008CA0184
Language: en
Date: 2009-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-184/08: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 — Article 18 — Market for detergents and for surfactants for detergents — Sanctions)

16.5.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 113/11
            
         Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   (Case C-184/08) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Article 18 - Market for detergents and for surfactants for detergents - Sanctions)
   2009/C 113/21
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Oliver and J.-B. Laignelot, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt or communicate within the prescribed time-limit dissuasive, effective and proportionate sanctions for infringements of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (OJ 2004 L 104, p. 1)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed time-limit, sanctions in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that article;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 158, 21.6.2008.