CELEX: C2003/275/67
Language: en
Date: 2003-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-423/03: Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland

C 275/42              EN                         Official Journal of the European Union                                     15.11.2003
Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission                       Action brought on 3 October 2003 by the Commission
of the European Communities against the Republic of                      of the European Communities against the Kingdom of
                             Finland                                                                   Spain
                        (Case C-423/03)                                                          (Case C-424/03)
                        (2003/C 275/67)                                                          (2003/C 275/68)
An action against the Republic of Finland was brought
before the Court of Justice of the European Communities                  An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
on 3 October 2003 by the Commission of the European                      the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 3 Octo-
Communities, represented by U. Wölker and M. Huttunen,                   ber 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities,
acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.             represented by Gregorio Valero Jordana of the Commission’s
                                                                         Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
The Commission claims that the Court should:
                                                                         The applicant claims that the Court should:
1.    Declare that the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its
      obligations under Directive 2001/18/EC of the European             —     declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
      Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the                    and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
      deliberate release into the environment of genetically                   Directive 2001/18/EC (1) of the European Parliament and
      modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/                   of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release
      220/EEC (1), since Finland has not brought into force the                into the environment of genetically modified organisms
      laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary                and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, or, in any
      to comply with the directive, or at least has not informed               event, by failing to notify the Commission thereof, the
      the Commission thereof;                                                  Kingdom of Spain has failed to comply with its obli-
                                                                               gations under that directive;
2.    Order Finland to pay the costs.
                                                                         —     order the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                         Pleas in law and main arguments
The period prescribed for transposition of the directive expired
on 17 October 2002.
                                                                         The period for transposition into national law of the directive
                                                                         expired on 17 October 2002.
(1) OJ L 106 of 17.4.2001, p. 1.
                                                                         (1) OJ L 106 of 17.4.2001, p. 1.