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Document C2006/331/25

    Case C-357/05: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/55/EC — Internal market in natural gas — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

    OB C 331, 30.12.2006, p. 15–15 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    30.12.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 331/15


    Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

    (Case C-357/05) (1)

    (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2003/55/EC - Internal market in natural gas - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

    (2006/C 331/25)

    Language of the case: Spanish

    Parties

    Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Schima and S. Pardo Quintillán, Agents)

    Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: F. Díez Moreno, Agent)

    Re:

    Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ 2003 L 176, p. 57)

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

    2.

    Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 281, 12.11.2005.


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