Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia (Sala Primera), de 9 de septiembre de 2004, en el asunto C-70/03: Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas contra Reino de España (Incumplimiento de Estado — Directiva 93/13/CEE — Cláusulas abusivas en los contratos celebrados con los consumidores — Reglas de interpretación — Normas de conflicto de leyes)

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Published date: 17 June 2005
• Celex Number: C2004/262/17

23.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 262/9

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(First Chamber)

of 9 September 2004

in Case C-70/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 93/13/EEC - Unfair terms in consumer contracts - Rules of interpretation - Rules concerning conflict of laws)

(2004/C 262/17)

Language of the case: Spanish

In Case C-70/03: action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations brought on 17 February 2003, Commission of the European Communities (Agents: I. Martínez del Peral and M. França) v Kingdom of Spain (Agent: L. Fraguas Gadea) — the Court (First Chamber), composed of: P. Jann (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, A. Rosas and R. Silva de Lapuerta, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 9 September 2004, in which it:

1. Declares that, by failing correctly to transpose into national law Articles 5 and 6(2) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

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(1) OJ C 146 of 21.6.2003.

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