CELEX: C2005/093/32
Language: en
Date: 2005-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-84/05: Action brought on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

16.4.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 93/18
            
         Action brought on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-84/05)
   (2005/C 93/32)
   Language of the case: Italian
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Konstantinidis and A. Aresu, members of its legal service, acting as Agents.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
               1.
            
            
               declare that, by failing, hitherto, to adopt the legislation necessary to apply Council Directive 96/61/EC (1) of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, to new installations, has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 21(1) thereof;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for the transposition of the directive expired on 30 October 1999.
   
      (1)  OJ L 257 of 10. 10. 1996, p. 26.