CELEX: C2006/131/62
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-159/06: Action brought on  21 March 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland

3.6.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 131/33
            
         Action brought on 21 March 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland
   (Case C-159/06)
   (2006/C 131/62)
   Language of the case: Swedish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: U. Wölker, F. Simonetti and K. Nyberg, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Finland
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that, with regard to the province of Åland, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (1) or in any case by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for implementation of the directive expired on 21 July 2004.
   
      (1)  OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30.