CELEX: C2007/056/49
Language: en
Date: 2007-03-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-35/07: Action brought on 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

10.3.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 56/25
            
         Action brought on 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
   (Case C-35/07)
   (2007/C 56/49)
   Language of the case: Portuguese
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Caeiros and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Portuguese Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               principally, a declaration that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/28/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/82/EC on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 of that directive;
            
         
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               in the alternative, a declaration that, by failing in any event to communicate such provisions to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that article of the directive;
            
         
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               an order for the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for transposition of the directive into domestic law expired on 30 October 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ L 136, 2004, p. 58.