CELEX: C2006/131/54
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-136/06: Action brought on  10 March 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Malta

3.6.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 131/30
            
         Action brought on 10 March 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Malta
   (Case C-136/06)
   (2006/C 131/54)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Konstantinidis and D. Lawunmi, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Malta
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the following Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council, namely, 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (1) and 2003/108/EC of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (2), or in any event by failing to communicate them to the Commission, Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Malta to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period within which the directives had to be transposed expired on 13 August 2004.
   
      (1)  OJ L 37, 13.02.2003, p. 24
   
   
      (2)  OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 106