JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 8 July 2004

Case C-27/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (1)

(Member State's failure to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 91/271/EEC - Decision 93/481/EEC - Collection and treatment of urban waste water - Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

(2004/C 217/07)

Language of the case: Dutch

In Case C-27/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agents: G. Valero Jordana and M. van Beek) v Kingdom of Belgium (Agent: A. Snoecx, assisted by A. Cornet) — application for a declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to the full implementing of Articles 3, 5 and 17 — the last being read in conjunction with Articles 3 and 4 — of Directive 91/271/EEC of the Council of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40), and of Commission Decision 93/481/EEC of 28 July 1993 concerning formats for the presentation of national programmes as foreseen by Article 17 of Directive 91/271/EEC (OJ 1993 L 226, p. 23), the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive and that decision — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, President of the Chamber, J.-P. Puissochet and F. Macken (Rapporteur), Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 8 July 2004 in which it:

(1)  OJ C 70 of 22 March 2003.