Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2006:738
Date: 2006-11-23
Language of the case: Swedish
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Right of establishment
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Sweden

Action brought on 23 March 2006 - Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden (Case C-156/06) Language of the case: Swedish Parties Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: D. Maidani and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents) Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden Form of order sought Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate 1 and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council the directive or in any case by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments The period prescribed for implementation of the directive expired on 11 August 2004. ____________ 1 - OJ 2003 L 35, p. 1.