CELEX: C2000/063/13
Language: en
Date: 2000-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 December 1999 in Case C-137/99: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to transpose Directive 96/43/EC)

4.3.2000                 EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                             C 63/7
2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.                                     JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(1) OJ C 86 of 27.3.1999.                                                                              (First Chamber)
                                                                                                   of 16 December 1999
                                                                           in Case C-137/99: Commission of the European Communi-
                                                                                                ties v Hellenic Republic (1)
                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                           (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
                                                                                             to transpose Directive 96/43/EC)
                           (Fifth Chamber)
                       of 16 December 1999                                                              (2000/C 63/13)
in Case C-47/99: Commission of the European Communi-
             ties v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)                                                (Language of the case: Greek)
(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —
Directive 94/33/EC — Failure to transpose within the                       (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                          prescribed period)                                                    in the European Court Reports)
                            (2000/C 63/12)                                 In Case C-137/99: Commission of the European Communities
                                                                           (Agent: M. Condou-Durande) v Hellenic Republic (Agents:
                                                                           V. Kontolaimos and D. Tsagkaraki), application for a declar-
                     (Language of the case: French)                        ation that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
                                                                           administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with
                                                                           Council Directive 96/43/EC of 26 June 1996 amending and
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published     consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC in order to ensure financing
                    in the European Court Reports)                         of veterinary inspections and controls on live animals and
                                                                           certain animal products and amending Directives 90/675/EEC
In Case C-47/99: Commission of the European Communities                    and 91/496/EEC (OJ 1996 L 162, p. 1), the Hellenic Republic
(Agent: D. Gouloussis) v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agent:                 has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty and
P. Steinmetz) — application for a declaration that, by failing             under that directive — the Court (First Chamber), composed
to adopt, or by failing to communicate to the Commission,                  of: L. Sevón, President of the Chamber, P. Jann (Rapporteur)
within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and adminis-            and M. Wathelet, Judges; N. Fennelly, Advocate General;
trative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive              R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 16 December
94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people                 1999, in which it:
at work (OJ 1994 L 216, p. 12), the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC               1. Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the
Treaty and under the said directive — the Court (Fifth                         laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
Chamber), composed of: D.A.O. Edward, President of the                         comply with the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph
Chamber, L. Sevón, P.J.G. Kapteyn (Rapporteur), P. Jann and                   of Article 4(1) of Council Directive 96/43/EC of 26 June 1996
H. Ragnemalm, Judges; A. Saggio, Advocate General; R. Grass,                   amending and consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC in order to
Registrar, has given a judgment on 16 December 1999, in                        ensure financing of veterinary inspections and controls on live
which it:                                                                      animals and certain animal products and amending Directives
                                                                               90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC, the Hellenic Republic has failed
1. Declares that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period all         to fulfil its obligations under that article;
     the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
     comply with Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on
     the protection of young people at work, the Grand Duchy of            2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;
     Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that
     directive;                                                            3. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 188 of 3.7.1999.
(1) OJ C 100 of 10.4.1999.