CELEX: 62009CN0486
Language: en
Date: 2009-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-486/09: Action brought on 30 November 2009 — Commission v Italian Republic

30.1.2010   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 24/42
            
         Action brought on 30 November 2009 — Commission v Italian Republic
   (Case C-486/09)
   2010/C 24/73
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and N. Bambara, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002, (1) the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 1 and 9 of the regulation;
            
         
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               Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   Article 1 in conjunction with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 requires the Member States to take all the measures necessary to issue a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals by 14 August 2003.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ 2002 L 157, p. 1).