CELEX: C2005/082/37
Language: en
Date: 2005-04-02 00:00:00
Title: Case C-55/05: Action brought on 9 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland

2.4.2005   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/18
            
         Action brought on 9 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland
   (Case C-55/05)
   (2005/C 82/37)
   Language of the case: Finnish
   An action against the Republic of Finland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 9 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Huttunen and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships, (1) or at least by not communicating them to the Commission, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The prescribed period for implementing the directive expired on 23 November 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 324 of 29.11.2002, p. 53.