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28.8.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 217/8 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Fourth Chamber)
of 8 July 2004
Case C-292/03: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (1)
(Member State's failure to fulfil obligations - Environment - End-of-life vehicles - Directive 2000/53/EC)
(2004/C 217/14)
Language of the case: Finnish
In Case C-292/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agents: M. Konstantinidis and P. Aalto) v Republic of Finland (Agent: A. Guimaraes-Purokoski) — application for a declaration that, by having failed to adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles (OJ No L 269, p. 34) or, in any event, by having failed to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, President of the Chamber, F. Macken (Rapporteur) and K. Lenaerts, Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 8 July 2004 in which it:
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Declares that, by having failed to adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. |
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Orders the Republic of Finland to pay the costs. |