CELEX: 62008CN0555
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-555/08: Action brought on 16 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

7.2.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/23
            
         Action brought on 16 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden
   (Case C-555/08)
   (2009/C 32/42)
   Language of the case: Swedish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Dejmek and K. Nyberg, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 (1) on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies with regard to financial companies needing support from a public source, in particular banks and insurance companies, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for implementation of the Directive expired on 15 December 2007.
   
      (1)  OJ L 310, p. 1.