CELEX: 62007CO0454
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 May 2008. # Hervé Raulin v French Republic. # Action brought by a natural person against a Member State and seeking a declaration that the Member State concerned has infringed Community law - Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court. # Case C-454/07.

Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 May 2008 – Raulin v France
      (Case C‑454/07)
      Action brought by a natural person against a Member State and seeking a declaration that the Member State concerned has infringed
         Community law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court
      
      Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Right of action reserved to the Commission and the Member States – Action brought by a natural or legal person – Inadmissible (Arts 226 EC and 227 EC) (see paras 6-7)
      Re: 
      
         
               Infringement, in a particular case, of Council Directive 87/344/EEC of 22 June 1987 on the coordination of laws, regulations
                  and administrative provisions relating to legal expenses insurance (OJ 1987 L 185, p. 77).
               
            Operative part
      
         
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                  	The Court of Justice of the European Communities manifestly has no jurisdiction to adjudicate in the present case. 
               
            
         
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                  	Mr Raulin is ordered to bear his own costs.