CELEX: C2006/237/03
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-253/06: Action brought on 6 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

30.9.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 237/2
            
         Action brought on 6 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
   (Case C-253/06)
   (2006/C 237/03)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Simonetti and B. Schima, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
   Forms of order sought
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by not bringing into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement 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 and 96/61/EC, or by not informing the Commission thereof, the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 6 of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs of the proceedings.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period laid down for implementing the directive expired on 25 June 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ 2003 L 156, p. 17.