CELEX: 62013CN0178
Language: en
Date: 2013-04-11 00:00:00
Title: Case C-178/13: Action brought on 11 April 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Finland

1.6.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 156/25
            
         Action brought on 11 April 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Finland
   (Case C-178/13)
   2013/C 156/40
   Language of the case: Finnish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I. Koskinen and J. Hottiaux, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Finland
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities in respect of self-employed drivers or, in any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2(1), 3 to 7 and 11 of that directive;
            
         
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               order Republic of Finland to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period for transposing the directive expired on 23 March 2009.