Case C-34/07: Action brought on 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2007-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, admission of aliens, foreign national, legal status, national implementing measure, residence permit, rights of aliens

C 69/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

2. Do the rules laid down in Articles 97(5) and (7) of the
Ustawa o podatku od towarów i usług of 11 March 2004 …
constitute special measures to prevent certain types of tax
evasion and avoidance within the meaning of Article 27(1)
of the Sixth Directive?

(1) OJ L 71, 1967, p. 1301.
(2) OJ L 145, p. 1.

Action brought on 30 January 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-34/07)

(2007/C 69/17)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, Agent)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Action brought on 29 January 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Republic of Hungary

Form of order sought

(Case C-30/07)

(2007/C 69/16)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning
the status of third-country nationals who are long-term resi-
dents (1) and, in any event, by failing to communicate them
to the Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 2003/109/EC expired on
23 January 2006.

Applicant(s): Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande and B.D. Simon, acting as Agent
(s))

(1) OJ L 16, 2004, p. 44.

Defendant(s): Republic of Hungary

Form of order sought

Action brought on 1 February 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v French Republic

— A declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to implement
Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003
concerning the status of third-country nationals who are
long-term residents (1) or by failing to inform the Commis-
sion thereof, the Republic of Hungary has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive.

Parties

(Case C-37/07)

(2007/C 69/18)

Language of the case: French

— An order that the Republic of Hungary pay the costs.

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, Agent)

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for the implementation of the directive in
national law expired on 23 January 2006.

(1) OJ L 16, 2003, p. 44.

Defendant: French Republic

Form of order sought

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning
the status of third-country nationals who are long-term resi-
dents (1) and, in any event, by failing to communicate them
to the Commission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that directive;

— order the French Republic to pay the costs.