Case C-59/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
Date: 2007-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Spain, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, admission of aliens, foreign national, legal status, national implementing measure, residence permit, rights of aliens

C 69/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

Form of order sought

— Declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and
administrative provision necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2003/110/EC (1) of 25 November 2003 on assis-
tance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air
and,
in any event, by not communicating them to the
Commission, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive;

— order the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Czech Republic

(Case C-60/07)

(2007/C 69/28)

Language of the case: Czech

Pleas in law and main arguments

Parties

The period prescribed for adapting domestic law to Directive
2003/110/EC expired on 6 December 2005.

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by M. Šmerdová and L. Pignataro, Agents)

(1) OJ L 321, p. 26.

Defendant: Czech Republic

Form of order sought

Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

(Case C-59/07)

(2007/C 69/27)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durante and A. Alcover San Pedro, acting
as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought

— A declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Council Directive 2003/109/EC (1) of 25 November 2003
concerning the status of third-country nationals who are
long-term residents or in any event by failing to communi-
cate them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Spain has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— an order that the Kingdom of Spain should pay the costs.

to

necessary

provisions

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
comply with
administrative
Commission Directive 2004/33/EC (1) of 22 March 2004
implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards certain technical require-
ments for blood and blood components, or in any event by
not communicating such measures to the Commission, the
Czech Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under
Article 9(1) of that directive;

— order the Czech Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive into national
law expired on 8 February 2005.

(1) OJ L 91, 2004, p. 25.

Action brought on 8 February 2007 — Commission of the
European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-62/07)

(2007/C 69/29)

Language of the case: Italian

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for the transposition into domestic law of
Directive 2003/109/EC expired on 23 February 2006.

Parties

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

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: B. Stromsky and D. Recchia, Agents, acting as
Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic