CELEX: C2006/326/60
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-426/06: Action brought on 17 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

30.12.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 326/29
            
         Action brought on 17 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-426/06)
   (2006/C 326/60)
   Language of the case: Greek
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and M. Konstantinidis)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic
   Form of order sought
   The Court is asked to:
   
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               declare that, by failing to take the appropriate measures to transpose fully and correctly Article 2 (points 27, 28, 31, 32, 34 and 36), Articles 4 and 5, Article 6(2), Article 7, Article 8 (1) and (2), Article 9, Article 10(2), Article 11(2) to (6), Article 13(4), Article 14 and Annexes II to VIII of Directive 2000/60/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions and Article 24(1) of that Directive
            
         
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               order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The Greek authorities transposed Directive 2000/60/EC into Greek law by Law 3199/2003, which was published in the Official Gazette (FEK/A/280/9.12.2003) and notified to the Commission as the national measure of transposition. Examination of the conformity of that legislative act with Directive 2000/60/EC has shown that it is a law which requires specification by way of the adoption of implementing measures by which all the provisions of the directive will be transposed.
   In the Commission's view, exact transposition of the directive into Greek law has particular significance in the present case because Directive 2000/60/EC, on account of its extended subject-matter and scope of application constitutes a legislative text of fundamental importance as regards the protection and viable management of water.
   The Greek authorities recognise, moreover, that the directive has not been transposed fully and that the adoption of additional measures is necessary; the procedure for the adoption of such measures has begun but has not yet been completed.
   
      (1)  OJ L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.