Reports of Cases

2007 I-04713

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Infringement of Articles 12(1) and 16(1) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7) – Hunting of wolves

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 226 : paragraph 33
• Directive 92/43 -A01LI : paragraph 5
• Directive 92/43 -A01LIT1 : paragraph 27
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1 : paragraphs 1, 2, 24, 47
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1 : paragraphs 1, 4, 8, 25, 28, 29, 31, 40, 45
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LB : paragraph 47
• Directive 92/43 -N4LA : paragraphs 3, 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -434/01 : paragraphs 23, 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -494/01 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/02 : paragraphs 22, 23, 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -508/04 : paragraph 28
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/05 : paragraph 25

Operative part

• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A12P1
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A16P1LB

Opinion

• Directive 79/409 -A09 : points 20, 23
  
• Directive 79/409 -A09P1LAT3 : points 28, 29
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01LI : point 42
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P4 : points 20, 23
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12 : points 41, 51, 52
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16 : points 2, 51, 52
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1 : points 19, 20, 23, 26, 33, 41, 50, 52, 54, 55
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LA : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LB : points 25, 28, 29, 31, 38
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LC : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LD : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1LE : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -N4 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -247/85 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -57/89 : point 53
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -10/96 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/00 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -112/00 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/01 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -220/01 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -494/01 : points 18, 22
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -127/02 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -209/02 : point 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/02 : points 16, 17
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -96/03 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -344/03 : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/04 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -209/04 : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -239/04 : points 20, 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/04 : points 20, 23, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/05 : points 20, 23
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 14/09/2005

Date of the Opinion

• 30/11/2006

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/06/2007

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 281 from 12.11.2005, p.10

Judgment: OJ C 183 from 04.08.2007, p.5

Name of the parties

Commission v Finland

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Borghetti, Daniele: Bulletin of international legal developments 2007 Vol.12 p.133-136
2. Rigaux, Anne: Pratique nationale contraire et preuve du manquement, Europe 2007 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 202 p.14-15
3. Backes, Ch.W.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2007 nº 318
4. Hofhuis, Y.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2008 p.254-256
5. Schunder, Achim: Babylonische Sprachverwirrung beim EuGH, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2010 Heft 34 p.4

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Environment
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
  
• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bay Larsen

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• Finnish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German