Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 January 2006 – Commission v Finland
(Case C‑107/05)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2003/87/EC – Failure to transpose within the period prescribed
Member States – Obligations – Implementation of directives – Failure to fuflil obligations not contested (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 5)
Re:
| Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ 2003 L 275, p. 32) |
Operative part:
The Court:
1. |
| Declares that, by failing, with regard to the province of Åland, to adopt the laws regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/87/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, the Finnish Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
2. |
| Orders the Finnish Republic to pay the costs. |