CELEX: C2006/096/16
Language: en
Date: 2006-04-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-124/06: Action brought on  2 March 2006  by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

22.4.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 96/9
            
         Action brought on 2 March 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-124/06)
   (2006/C 96/16)
   Language of the case: Greek
   An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 2 March 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Gerald Braun, of its Legal Service, and Georgios Zavvos, Legal Adviser in its Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by not adopting, and in any event by not notifying to the Commission, the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions in order to comply with Directive 2003/51/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC on the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies, banks and other financial institutions and insurance undertakings, 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
   In the case in point, Article 5 of Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 provides that Member States are to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the directive by 1 January 2005 at the latest and are immediately to inform the Commission thereof.
   
      (1)  OJ No L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16.