CELEX: C1996/210/11
Language: en
Date: 1996-07-20 00:00:00
Title: Action brought on 14 May 1996 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Portuguese Republic (Case C-166/96)

No C 210/6              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       20 . 7 . 96
Action brought on 14 May 1996 by the Commission of the                 The applicant claims that the Court should :
 European Communities against the Portuguese Republic
                         ( Case C-166/96 )                             — declare that, by failing to adopt in their entirety the laws,
                                                                             regulations or administrative provisions necessary to
                           ( 96/C 210/ 11 )
                                                                             comply with Commission Directive 92/69/EEC of
                                                                             31 July 1992 adapting to technical progress for the 17th
An action against the Portuguese Republic was brought                        time Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of
before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on                   laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating
14 May 1996 by the Commission of the European                                to the classification, packaging and labelling of
Communities, represented by Francisco de Sousa Fialho,                       dangerous substances ^), the Portuguese Republic has
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg                   failed to fulfil its obligations under the third paragraph
at the office of Carlos Gomez de la Cruz, of its Legal Service,              of Article 189 of the EC Treaty and Article 3 of Directive
Wagner Centre, Kirchberg.                                                    92/69/EEC,
                                                                       — declare , in the alternative, that by failing to inform
The applicant claims that the Court should :                                 the Commission immediately thereof, the Portuguese
                                                                             Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the
— declare that, by failing to adopt in their entirety the laws,              same provisions,
     regulations or administrative provisions necessary to
     comply with Commission Directive 92/32/EEC of                     — order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs .
     30 April 1992 amending for the seventh time Directive
     67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations
     and administrative provisions relating to the                     Pleas in law and main arguments
     classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous
     substances ( ] ), the Portuguese Republic has failed to           The pleas in law and main arguments are analogous to those
     fulfil its obligations under the third paragraph of               in Case C-l 65/96 ( 2 ). The time limit for transposing the
     Article 189 of the EC Treaty and Article 3 of Directive           Directive expired on 31 October 1993 .
     92/32/EEC ,
                                                                       (>) OJ No L 383 , 29 . 12 . 1992 , p . 13 .
— declare, in the alternative, that by failing to inform               ( 2 ) See page 5 of this Official Journal .
     the Commission immediately thereof, the Portuguese
     Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the
     same provisions,
— order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs .
                                                                       Action brought on 14 May 1996 by the Commission of the
                                                                         European Communities against the Portuguese Republic
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                                                  ( Case C-168/96 )
The pleas in law and main arguments are analogous to those                                          ( 96/C 210/ 13 )
in Case C-l 65/96 ( 2 ). The time limit for transposing the
Directive expired on 31 October 1993 .                                 An action against the Portuguese Republic was brought
                                                                       before the Court of Justice of the European Communities
(') OJ No L 154 , 5 . 6 . 1992 , p . 1 .                               on 14 May 1996 by the Commission of the European
(2 ) See page 5 of this Official Journal .                             Communities, represented by Francisco de Sousa Fialho,
                                                                       acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg
                                                                       at the office of Carlos Gomez de la Cruz, of its Legal Service,
                                                                       Wagner Centre, Kirchberg.
                                                                       The applicant claims that the Court should :
Action brought on 14 May 1996 by the Commission of the                 — declare that, by failing to adopt in their entirety the laws,
 European Communities against the Portuguese Republic                        regulations or administrative provisions necessary to
                         ( Case C-167/96 )                                   comply with Commission Directive 93/67/EEC of
                           ( 96/C 210/12 )                                   20 July 1993 laying down the principles for assessment
                                                                             of risks to man and the environment of substances
                                                                             notified in accordance with Council Directive
An action against the Portuguese Republic was brought                        67/548/EEC ( ] ), the Portuguese Republic has failed to
before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on                   fulfil its obligations under the third paragraph of
14 May 1996 by the Commission of the European                                Article 189 of the EC Treaty and Article 8 of Directive
Communities, represented by Francisco de Sousa Fialho,                       93 /67/EEC ,
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg
at the office of Carlos Gômez de la Cruz, of its Legal Service,        — declare, in the alternative, that by failing to inform
Wagner Centre , Kirchberg.                                                   the Commission immediately thereof, the Portuguese