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11.9.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 246/14 |
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 29 July 2010 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-513/09) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2006/66/EC - Batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
2010/C 246/22
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Peere and A. Marghelis, Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: T. Materne, Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt or communicate, within the prescribed period, all the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (OJ 2006 L 266, p. 1)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |