Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 May 2006.#Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2003/55/EC -Internal market in natural gas.#Case C-354/05.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ 2003 L 176, p. 57).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC, 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.