CELEX: C2004/262/28
Language: en
Date: 2004-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-330/04: Action brought on 30 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

23.10.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 262/16
            
         Action brought on 30 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-330/04)
   (2004/C 262/28)
   An action against Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 30 July 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Chiara Cattabriga, acting as Agent.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
               1)
            
            
               Declare that, by failing to adopt and bring into force within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/33/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2002 amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC (2) and 92/118/EEC (3) as regards health requirements for animal by-products, or in any event by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3(1) thereof; and
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposing the directive expired on 16 May 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 315 of 19.11.2002, p. 14.
   
      (2)  OJ L 224 of 18.8.1990, p. 29.
   
      (3)  OJ L 62 of 15.3.1993, p. 49.