CELEX: 62007CN0475
Language: en
Date: 2007-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-475/07: Action brought on 25 October 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland

26.1.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/23
            
         Action brought on 25 October 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
   (Case C-475/07)
   (2008/C 22/43)
   Language of the case: Polish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by W. Mölls and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Poland
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by reason of the failure to adapt by 1 January 2006 its system of taxation of electricity to the requirements of Article 21(5) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (1), the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The transitional period accorded to the Republic of Poland for implementing the directive expired on 1 January 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ L 283 of 3.10.2003, p. 51.