CELEX: C2007/155/33
Language: en
Date: 2007-07-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-245/07: Action brought on 22 May 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Germany

7.7.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 155/17
            
         Action brought on 22 May 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Germany
   (Case C-245/07)
   (2007/C 155/33)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Braun and P. Dejmek, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declaration that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period or by not informing the Commission of the adoption of all laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary in order to transpose Directive 2004/50/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC (2) on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC (3) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system in national law, the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               The Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for transposition of Directive 2004/50/EC expired on 30 April 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ 2004, L 116, p. 114.
   
      (2)  OJ 1996, L 235, p. 6.
   
      (3)  OJ 2001, L 110, p. 1.