CELEX: C2005/115/27
Language: en
Date: 2005-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-122/05: Action brought on 14 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

14.5.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 115/15
            
         Action brought on 14 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-122/05)
   (2005/C 115/27)
   Language of the case: Italian
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 14 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by U. Wölker and D. Recchia, members of the Commission's legal service.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt all laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2003/87/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (2) or, in any event, by failing to notify the Commission of those provisions, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 31(1) of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for complying with the directive expired on 31 December 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 275 of 25.10.2003, p. 32.
   
      (2)  OJ L 257 of 10.10.1996, p. 26.