CELEX: C2005/093/40
Language: en
Date: 2005-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-99/05: Action brought on 24 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland

16.4.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 93/21
            
         Action brought on 24 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Finland
   (Case C-99/05)
   (2005/C 93/40)
   Language of the case: Finnish
   An action against the Republic of Finland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 24 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by D. Martin and I. Koskinen, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
               1.
            
            
               declare that, by failing to bring into force as regards the province of Åland (Ahvenanmaa) the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 (1) establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, or at least by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for implementation of the directive expired on 2 December 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 303 of 2.12.2000, p. 16.