CELEX: C2006/261/35
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Case C-389/06: Action brought on 20 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

28.10.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 261/18
            
         Action brought on 20 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
   (Case C-389/06)
   (2006/C 261/35)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. O'Reilly, Agent)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (1), or in any event by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs
            
         Plea in law and main arguments
   The period for the transposition of Directive 2003/9/EC expired on 6 February 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ L 31, 6.2.2003, p.18