CELEX: 62008CN0209
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
Title: Case C-209/08: Action brought on 20 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

5.7.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/28
            
         Action brought on 20 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   (Case C-209/08)
   (2008/C 171/44)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: Maria Condou Durande, agent)
   
      Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (1) or, in any event, by not having informed the Commission of those provisions, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 17 of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposition of the directive expired on 5 August 2006. At the date of bringing this action, the defendant has not yet taken the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, has not informed the Commission of them.
   
      (1)  OJ L 261, p. 19.