CELEX: 62008CN0256
Language: en
Date: 2008-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-256/08: Action brought on 16 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 197/16
            
         Action brought on 16 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   (Case C-256/08)
   (2008/C 197/27)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. O'Reilly and M. Condou-Durande, Agents)
   
      Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
               —
            
            
               declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/83/EC (1) of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted or, in any event, by failing to notify those provisions to it, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive;
            
         
               —
            
            
               order the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 10 October 2006
   
      (1)  OJ L 304, p. 12.