CELEX: C2007/170/26
Language: en
Date: 2007-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Case C-247/07: Action brought on 23 May 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21.7.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 170/15
            
         Action brought on 23 May 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   (Case C-247/07)
   (2007/C 170/26)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Konstantinidis and D. Lawunmi, Agents)
   
      Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that by failing to adopt all of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/35/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC (2) and 96/61/EC (3), or, in any event, by failing to notify such provisions to the Commission, the United Kingdom has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 6 of that Directive.
            
         
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               order United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 25 June 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ L 156, p. 17.
   
      (2)  OJ L 175, p. 40.
   
      (3)  OJ L 257, p. 26.