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Document C2007/170/02
Case C-156/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 83/182/EEC — Temporary import of means of transport — Tax exemptions — Normal residence in a Member State)
Case C-156/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 83/182/EEC — Temporary import of means of transport — Tax exemptions — Normal residence in a Member State)
Case C-156/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 83/182/EEC — Temporary import of means of transport — Tax exemptions — Normal residence in a Member State)
OJ C 170, 21.7.2007, p. 2–2
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
21.7.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 170/2 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-156/04) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 83/182/EEC - Temporary import of means of transport - Tax exemptions - Normal residence in a Member State)
(2007/C 170/02)
Language of the case: Greek
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Patakia and D. Triantafyllou, Agents)
Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: P. Mylonopoulos and I. Pouli, Agents)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 90 EC and of Council Directive 83/182/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions within the Community for certain means of transport temporarily imported into one Member State from another — Temporary use on Greek territory of vehicles registered in another Member State — Application of customs provisions applicable to vehicles from non-member countries
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that in laying down:
the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 83/182/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions within the Community for certain means of transport temporarily imported into one Member State from another; |
2. |
Dismisses the remainder of the action; |
3. |
Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Hellenic Republic to bear their own costs. |