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Document C2006/010/08
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-385/04: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/16/EC — Trans-European Networks — Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-385/04: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/16/EC — Trans-European Networks — Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-385/04: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/16/EC — Trans-European Networks — Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
OB C 10, 14.1.2006, p. 4–5
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
14.1.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 10/4 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Fourth Chamber)
of 10 November 2005
in Case C-385/04: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2001/16/EC - Trans-European Networks - Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)
(2006/C 10/08)
Language of the case: English
In Case C-385/04, Commission of the European Communities (Agent: W. Wils) v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agent: C. White) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 7 September 2004 — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of K. Schiemann, President of the Chamber, K. Lenaerts and E. Levits (Rapporteur), Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 10 November 2005, in which it:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to adopt within the period prescribed all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
2. |
Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs. |