CELEX: C2007/082/49
Language: en
Date: 2007-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-104/07: Action brought on 21 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

14.4.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/26
            
         Action brought on 21 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-104/07)
   (2007/C 82/49)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and E. De Persio, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   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 2003/109/EC (1) of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents or, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for transposition of Directive 2003/109/EC into domestic law expired on 23 January 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44.