CELEX: C2005/045/13
Language: en
Date: 2005-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 December 2004 in Case C-177/03: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 89/618/Euratom — Informing the general public in the event of a radiological emergency — Non-transposition)

19.2.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 45/7
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (First Chamber)
   of 9 December 2004
   in Case C-177/03: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
       (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 89/618/Euratom - Informing the general public in the event of a radiological emergency - Non-transposition)
   (2005/C 45/13)
   Language of the case: French
   In Case C-177/03: action under Article 141 EA for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 16 April 2003, between Commission of the European Communities (Agents: J. Grunwald and B. Stromsky) and French Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and E. Puisais) – the Court (First Chamber), composed of: P. Jann, President of the Chamber, K. Lenaerts, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur), M. Ilešič and E. Levits, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 9 December 2004, in which it:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to take by 27 October 2000 all the measures needed to comply with Articles 2, 3, 6 and 7 of Council Directive 89/618/Euratom of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               For the rest, dismisses the application;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the parties to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 146 of 21.6.2003.