30.4.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/7


JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 27 January 2005

in Case C-416/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2001/18/EC - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2005/C 106/13)

Language of the case: Greek

In Case C-416/03: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: M. Konstantinidis) v Hellenic Republic (Agent: N. Dafniou) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 3 October 2003 — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: K. Lenaerts, President of the Chamber, N. Colneric and K. Schiemann (Rapporteur), Judges; J. Kokott, Advocate General, gave a judgment on 27 January 2005, in which it:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, 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 Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 275, 15.11.2003.