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Document C2006/165/19

Case C-354/05: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2003/55/EC — Internal market in natural gas)

IO C 165, 15.7.2006, p. 11–12 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.7.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/11


Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-354/05) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2003/55/EC - Internal market in natural gas)

(2006/C 165/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Heller and B.Schima, agents)

Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: S. Schreiner, acting as agent)

Re:

Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ L 176, p. 57)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive;

2.

Orders the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 281 of 12.11.2005.


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