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Document C2006/331/35
Case C-138/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/49/EC — Assessment and management of environmental noise — Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
Case C-138/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/49/EC — Assessment and management of environmental noise — Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
Case C-138/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/49/EC — Assessment and management of environmental noise — Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
IO C 331, 30.12.2006, p. 20–20
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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30.12.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 331/20 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Case C-138/06) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2002/49/EC - Assessment and management of environmental noise - Non-transposition within the prescribed period)
(2006/C 331/35)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and D. Lawunmi, Agents)
Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: V. Jackson, Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to have adopted, within the prescribed period, all the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (OJ 2002 L 189, p. 12)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs. |