24.11.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 366/14
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 October 2012 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-391/11) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2000/53/EC - Article 2(3) - Protection of the environment - End-of-life vehicles - Notion of producer)
2012/C 366/23
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Marghelis and M. Patakia, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: C. Pochet and T. Materne, acting as Agents)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure by a Member State to failing to adopt the measures necessary to comply with the provisions of Article 2(1) and (3) and Article 5(1), (2) and (4) of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (OJ 2000 L 269, p. 34) — Notion of ‘vehicle’ and ‘producer’ — Free-of-charge delivery of end-of-life vehicles subject to conditions not provided for by the directive
Operative part of the judgment
The Court hereby:
1.
Dismisses the action
2.
Orders the European Commission and the Kingdom of Belgium each to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 305, 15.1.2011.
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