Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 December 2006 – Commission v Luxembourg
(Case C‑198/06)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 1999/94/EC – New passenger cars – Consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 8)
Re:
| Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to draw up or to transmit to the Commission the report required under Article 9 of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars (OJ 2000 L 12, p. 16). |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
| Declares that, by failing to transmit the report required under Article 9 of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
2. |
| Orders the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. |