8.9.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 211/11


Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 July 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-61/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Mechanism for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions - Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol)

(2007/C 211/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: U. Wölker and J.-B. Laignelot, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to communicate within the prescribed period the report containing the information required under Article 3(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (OJ 2004 L 49, p. 1) — Information on national projections of greenhouse gas emissions and measures taken to limit and/or reduce such emissions

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to communicate the information required under Article 3(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that provision;

2.

Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.