CELEX: C2004/273/39
Language: en
Date: 2004-11-06 00:00:00
Title: Case C-396/04: Action brought on 20 September 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland

6.11.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 273/21
            
         Action brought on 20 September 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland
   (Case C-396/04)
   (2004/C 273/39)
   An action against the Republic of Finland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 20 September 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Huttunen and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers (1), or at least by failing to notify them to the Commission, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Order Finland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments:
   The period prescribed for implementing the directive expired on 5 August 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 13 of 16.1.2002, p. 9.