CELEX: 62009CN0169
Language: en
Date: 2009-05-13 00:00:00
Title: Case C-169/09: Action brought on 13 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

4.7.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 153/29
            
         Action brought on 13 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-169/09)
   2009/C 153/56
   Language of the case: Greek
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Schønberg and M. Kapanasou Apostolopoulou, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The Court is asked to:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/32/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, or in any event by not informing the Commission thereof, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2005/32/EC into national law expired on 10 August 2007.
   
      (1)  OJ L 191 of 22.7.2005, p. 29.