CELEX: C1999/314/13
Language: en
Date: 1999-10-30 00:00:00
Title: Removal from the register of Case C-259/98

C 314/6               EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30.10.1999
The Commission of the European Communities claims that                       Removal from the register of Case C-259/98 (1)
the Court should:
                                                                                              (1999/C 314/13)
1. declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
    administrative measures necessary in order to comply with         By order of 29 June 1999 the President of the Court of Justice
    Council Directive 94/67/EC of 16 December 1994 on the             of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
    incineration of hazardous waste (1), or in any event to           the register of Case C-259/98: Commission of the European
    communicate the same to the Commission, the Kingdom               Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
    of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that
    directive;
                                                                      (1) OJ C 278 of 5.9.1998.
2. order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Article 249 EC (formerly Article 189 of the EC Treaty),
according to which a directive is to be binding, as to the result            Removal from the register of Case C-64/99 (1)
to be achieved, upon each Member State to which it is
addressed, requires Member States to observe the time-limits                                  (1999/C 314/14)
laid down in directives for their transposition. The time-limit
in the present case expired on 31 December 1996 without the           By order of 1 July 1999 the President of the Court of Justice of
Kingdom of Belgium having brought into force the necessary            the European Communities has ordered the removal from the
provisions in order to comply with the directive referred to in       register of Case C-64/99 (reference for a preliminary ruling
the Commission’s application.                                         from the High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen’s
                                                                      Bench Division (Commercial Court): Pace Airline Services Ltd
(1) OJ L 365 of 31.12.1994, p. 34.                                    v Aerotrans Luftfahrtagentur GmbH.
                                                                      (1) OJ C 121 of 1.5.1999.
       Removal from the register of Case C-182/96 (1)
                        (1999/C 314/12)                                      Removal from the register of Case C-406/95 (1)
By order of 22 June 1999 the President of the Court of Justice                                (1999/C 314/15)
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-182/96: Federal Republic of Germany v          By order of 8 July 1999 the President of the Sixth Chamber of
Commission of the European Communities.                               the Court of Justice of the European Communities has ordered
                                                                      the removal from the register of Case C-406/95: Italian
(1) OJ C 210 of 20.7.1996.                                            Republic v Commission of the European Communities.
                                                                      (1) OJ C 46 of 17.2.1996.