Notice for the OJ

 

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Action brought on 26 November 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Sweden

(Case C-501/03)

An action against the Kingdom of Sweden was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 26 November 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by W. Wils and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The Commission claims that the Court should:

1.    Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/12/EC¹ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC² on the development of the Community's railways, Directive 2001/13/EC³ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC⁴ on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC⁵ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification and, in any event, by not having communicated them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations thereunder; and

2.    Order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of the directives expired on 15 March 2003.

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¹ - OJ 2001 L 75, p. 1.

² - of 29 July 1991 (OJ 1991 L 237, p. 1).

³ - OJ 2001 L 75, p. 26.

⁴ - of 19 June 1995 (OJ 1995 L 143, p. 70).

⁵ - OJ 2001 L 75, p. 29.