11.9.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/16


Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 29 July 2010 — European Commission v French Republic

(Case C-35/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/21/EC - Protection of the environment - Waste management - Mining extraction - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

2010/C 246/27

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Marghelis and J. Sénéchal, Agents)

Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and S. Menez, Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (OJ 2006 L 102, p. 15)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 80, 27.03.2010.