CELEX: C2007/069/30
Language: en
Date: 2007-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-63/07: Action brought on 8 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria

24.3.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 69/13
            
         Action brought on 8 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria
   (Case C-63/07)
   (2007/C 69/30)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Kreuschitz and I. Kaufmann-Bühler, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Austria
   Form of order sought
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for the transposition of Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) (sixteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (1), or to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Austria to pay the costs.
            
         Grounds and principal arguments
   The time-limit for transposition of the Directive expired on 6 July 2005
   
      (1)  OJ L 177, p. 13.