19.12.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 312/9 |
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-474/08) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to adopt all the provisions necessary to comply with Article 23(2) and (5) of Directive 2003/54/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity - Powers of the regulatory authority in the electricity sector)
2009/C 312/13
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Patakia and B. Schima, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: C. Pochet, acting as Agent, and J. Scalais and O. Vanhulst, avocats)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt all the provisions necessary to comply with Article 23(2) and (5) of Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ 2003 L 176, p. 37) — Powers of the regulatory authority in the electricity sector
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that
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2. |
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |