CELEX: C2004/007/47
Language: en
Date: 2004-01-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-483/03: Action brought on 19 November 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10.1.2004             EN                           Official Journal of the European Union                                              C 7/27
Action brought on 19 November 2003 by the Com-                             Commission of the European Communities, represented by
   mission of the European Communities against Ireland                     W. Wils, acting as agent, with an address for service in
                                                                           Luxembourg.
                        (Case C-482/03)
                          (2004/C 7/46)                                    The Applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                           1.    declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
                                                                                 and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
An action against Ireland was brought before the Court of                        Directives 2001/12/EC amending Council Directive 91/
Justice of the European Communities on 19 November 2003                          440/EEC on the development of the Community’s rail-
by the Commission of the European Communities, represented                       ways (1), 2001/13/EC amending Council Directive 95/18/
by W. Wils, acting as agent, with an address for service in                      C on the licensing of railway undertakings (2) and 2001/
Luxembourg.                                                                      14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity
                                                                                 and the levying of charges for the use of railway
The Applicant claims that the Court should:                                      infrastructure and safety certification (3), of the European
                                                                                 Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001, or in
                                                                                 any event by failing to notify those provisions to it, the
1.    declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
                                                                                 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
      and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
                                                                                 has failed to fulfil its obligations under these Directives;
      Directives 2001/12/EC amending Council Directive 91/
      440/EEC on the development of the Community’s rail-
      ways (1), 2001/13/EC amending Council Directive 95/18/               2.    order the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
      C on the licensing of railway undertakings (2) and 2001/                   Ireland to pay the costs.
      14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity
      and the levying of charges for the use of railway
      infrastructure and safety certification (3), of the European
      Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001, or in
                                                                           Pleas in law and main arguments
      any event by failing to communicate them to the
      Commission, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations
      under these Directives;
                                                                           The period within which the Directives had to be transposed
2.    order Ireland to pay the costs.                                      expired on 15 March 2003.
                                                                           (1) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1.
Pleas in law and main arguments                                            (2) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.
                                                                           (3) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.
The period within which the Directives had to be transposed
expired on 15 March 2003.
(1) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.
                                                                                   Removal from the register of Case C-62/02 (1)
                                                                                                       (2004/C 7/48)
Action brought on 19 November 2003 by the Com-
mission of the European Communities against the United
      Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland                        By order of 8 September 2003 the President of the Second
                                                                           Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
                        (Case C-483/03)                                    ordered the removal from the register of Case C-62/02:
                                                                           Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom
                          (2004/C 7/47)                                    of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 109 of 4.5.2002.
An action against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland was brought before the Court of Justice of
the European Communities on 19 November 2003 by the