CELEX: C2003/044/18
Language: en
Date: 2003-02-22 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 January 2003 in Case C-29/02: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to transpose Directive 98/83/EC)

C 44/10                   EN                            Official Journal of the European Union                                         22.2.2003
Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of the Council of 29 June 1970 on                   2.    Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp, as amended
by Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of 19 December 2000
on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on               (1 ) OJ C 68 of 16.3.2002.
the internal market and Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 of the Council
of 22 March 1971 laying down general rules for granting aid for
flax and hemp, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/
98 of 26 June 1998, must be interpreted so precluding national
legislation which has the effect of prohibiting the cultivation and
possession of industrial hemp covered by those regulations.
( 1) OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002.
                                                                                                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                                         (First Chamber)
                                                                                                        of 16 January 2003
                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                              (First Chamber)                                   in Case C-63/02: Commission of the European Communi-
                                                                                ties v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
                                                                                                             Ireland ( 1)
                          of 16 January 2003
in Case C-29/02: Commission of the European Communi-                            Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
                     ties v Kingdom of Spain ( 1)                                               to implement Directive 98/83/EC)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure                                            (2003/C 44/19)
                 to transpose Directive 98/83/EC)
                              (2003/C 44/18)                                                        (Language of the case: English)
                     (Language of the case: Spanish)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published          In Case C-63/02, Commission of the European Communities
                     in the European Court Reports)                             (Agent: M. Shotter) v United Kingdom of Great Britain and
                                                                                Northern Ireland (Agents: P. Ormond, assisted by M. Demetri-
                                                                                ou, barrister): Application for a declaration that, by failing to
                                                                                adopt for Northern Ireland and Wales all the laws, regulations
                                                                                and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
In Case C-29/02, Commission of the European Communities
                                                                                Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the
(Agent: G. Valero Jordana) v Kingdom of Spain (Agent:
                                                                                quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ 1998
L. Fraguas Gadea): Application for a declaration that, by failing
to adopt or, in any event, to communicate to the Commission                     L 330, p. 32) or, in any event, by failing to notify such
                                                                                provisions to the Commission, the United Kingdom of Great
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
                                                                                Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations
to comply with Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November
1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption                     under Article 17(1) and (2) of that directive, the Court
                                                                                (First Chamber), composed of: M. Wathelet, President of the
(OJ 1998 L 330, p. 32), the Kingdom of Spain has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court (First                   Chamber, P. Jann and A. Rosas (Rapporteur), Judges; S. Alber,
                                                                                Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment
Chamber), composed of: M. Wathelet, President of the Chamb-
                                                                                on 16 January 2003, in which it:
er, P. Jann and A. Rosas (Rapporteur), Judges; S. Alber,
Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment
on 16 January 2003, in which it:
                                                                                1.    Declares that, by failing to adopt for Northern Ireland and
                                                                                      Wales all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
1.     Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and                   necessary to comply with Council Directive 98/83/EC of
       administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council                     3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human
       Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of                        consumption, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
       water intended for human consumption, the Kingdom of Spain                     Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under
       has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;                     Article 17(1) of that directive;