CELEX: 62005CJ0143
Language: en
Date: 2006-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 February 2006. # Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2002/84/EC - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period. # Case C-143/05.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 February 2006 – Commission v Belgium
      (Case C-143/05)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2002/84/EC – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period
      Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 CE) (see para. 6)
      Re:
      
         
               Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to take the necessary measures to comply with Directive 2002/84/EC
                  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention
                  of pollution from ships (OJ 2002 L 324 p. 53)
               
            Operative part:
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                     to comply with Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives
                     on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations
                     under that directive;
                  
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.