Press Release: Telecoms: Commission opens new round of infringement proceedings, but also sees positive results of previous ones

In a further round of infringement proceedings concerning the EU’s telecoms rules, the European Commission decided on 14 December 2005 to take Sweden and Poland to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement EU rules on electronic communications. In 12 cases from the previous infringement rounds, the Commission sent reasoned opinions to the Czech Republic (2), France, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Poland (2), Slovakia, Germany, Finland and the UK. In addition, the Commission has sent letters of formal notice to the UK, Portugal, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. At the same time, the European Commission was closing 9 cases from previous infringement rounds, as the Member States concerned have meanwhile ensured effective implementation of the EU framework for electronic communications.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/478, Infringement proceedings in the field of electronic communications: What are the issues at stake?, 14.12.05 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/478&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

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