Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia (Sala Quinta) de 9 de marzo de 2004 en el asunto C-314/03: Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas contra Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Celex Number: C2004/094/18
• Published date: 17 April 2004

17.4.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 94/9

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

9 March 2004

In Case C-314/03: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to transpose Directive 2000/52/EC - Transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings)

(2004/C 94/18)

Language of the case: French

In Case C-314/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: G. Rozet), with an address for service in Luxembourg, against Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agent: S. Schreiner): Application for a declaration that, by failing to adopt and, in any event, by failing to communicate to the Commission the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/52/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings (OJ 2000 L 193, p. 75), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: C. Gulmann, President of the Chamber, S. von Bahr (Rapporteur) and R. Silva de Lapuerta, Judges; A. Tizzano, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 9 March 2004, in which it:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2000/52/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings, 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.

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(1) OJ C 213 of 6.09.2003.

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