CELEX: C2007/183/43
Language: en
Date: 2007-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Case C-284/07: Action brought on 12 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

4.8.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 183/24
            
         Action brought on 12 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
   (Case C-284/07)
   (2007/C 183/43)
   Language of the case: Portuguese
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Caeiros and D. Kukovec, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Portuguese Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               principally, declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose Commission Directive 2005/51/EC (1) of 7 September 2005 amending Annex XX to Directive 2004/17/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the first paragraph of Article 3 of Directive 2005/51/EC;
            
         
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               or, declare that, by failing in any event to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that same provision;
            
         
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               order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 31 January 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ 2005 L 257, p. 127.