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Document C2004/284/10
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 30 September 2004 in Case C-417/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/18/EC — Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 30 September 2004 in Case C-417/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/18/EC — Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 30 September 2004 in Case C-417/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/18/EC — Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
JO C 284, 20.11.2004, p. 5–5
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20.11.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 284/5 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Fourth Chamber)
of 30 September 2004
in Case C-417/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2001/18/EC - Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
(2004/C 284/10)
Language of the case: French
In Case C-417/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: B. Stromsky) v Kingdom of Belgium (Agent: E. Dominkovits) — action brought on 3 October 2003 under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, President of the Chamber, K. Schiemann (Rapporteur) and M. Ilešič, Judges; A. Tizzano, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 30 September 2004, in which it:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
2. |
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |