CELEX: C2004/239/12
Language: en
Date: 2004-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-327/04: Action brought on 27 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland

25.9.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 239/7
            
         Action brought on 27 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland
   (Case C-327/04)
   (2004/C 239/12)
   An action against the Republic of Finland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 27 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Huttunen and D. Martin, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply, with respect to the province of Åland (Ahvenanmaan maakunta), with Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (1), or at least by not informing the Commission thereof, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Order Finland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The prescribed period for implementing the directive expired on 19 July 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 180 of 19.7.2000, p. 22.