Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 October 2006.#Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Waste electrical and electronic equipment - Failure to transpose within the prescribed time-limit.#Case C-154/06.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (OJ 2003 L 345, p. 106).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, in respect of the Åland Islands, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.