2.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/27


Action brought on 19 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland

(Case C-387/06)

(2006/C 294/46)

Language of the case: Finnish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by M. Huttunen and M. Shotter, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Finland

Form of order sought

declare that, by restricting in Paragraph 43 of the Viestintämarkkinalaki (Communications Market Law) the powers of the national regulatory authority to regulate the termination of calls from a fixed network to a mobile network, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 8(1), (2)(b) and 3(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (1) and under Article 8(1) and (4) of Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (2);

order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for implementation of the directive expired on 24 July 2003.


(1)  OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33.

(2)  OJ 2002 L 108, p. 7.