CELEX: C2004/300/60
Language: en
Date: 2004-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Case C-425/04: Action brought on 4 October 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

4.12.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 300/32
            
         Action brought on 4 October 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-425/04)
   (2004/C 300/60)
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 4 October 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Wouter Wils and Claudio Loggi, acting as Agents.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/16/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 27 of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments:
   The period for transposition of the directive expired on 20 April 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 110 of 20.04.2001, p. 1.