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Document C2006/131/15

Case C-65/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 March 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — EAEC Treaty — Scope — Directive 89/618/Euratom — Health and safety — Ionising radiations — Use of nuclear energy for military purposes — Repairs to a nuclear-powered submarine)

ĠU C 131, 3.6.2006, p. 9–9 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

3.6.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/9


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 March 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(Case C-65/04) (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - EAEC Treaty - Scope - Directive 89/618/Euratom - Health and safety - Ionising radiations - Use of nuclear energy for military purposes - Repairs to a nuclear-powered submarine)

(2006/C 131/15)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Ström van Lier and J. Grunwald, Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Jackson and C. Gibbs, Agents, and D. Wyatt QC and S. Tromans, Barrister)

Intervener: French Republic (represented by R. Abraham, G. de Bergues, E. Puisais and C. Jurgensen, agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Article 5(3) of Council Directive 89/618/Euratom of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency (OJ 1989 L 357, p. 31)

Operative part of the judgment

1.

The application is dismissed;

2.

The Commission of the European Communities is ordered to pay the costs;

3.

The French Republic is ordered to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 94, 17.04.2004.


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