11.6.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/13


JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

of 14 April 2005

in Case C-299/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2002/77/EC - Markets for electronic communications networks and services - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

(2005/C 143/17)

Language of the case: Greek

In Case C-299/04, Commission of the European Communities (Agents: T. Christoforou and K. Mojzesowicz) v Hellenic Republic (Agent: N. Dafniou) — action for failure to fulfil obligations under Article 226 EC, brought on 14 July 2004 — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of A. Borg Barthet, President of the Chamber, J.-P. Puissochet and J. Malenovský, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 April 2005, in which it:

(1)

Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

(2)

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 228 of 11. 09. 2004.