CELEX: 62013TN0660
Language: en
Date: 2013-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-660/13: Action brought on 12 December 2013 — Czech Republic v European Commission

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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 45/41
            
         Action brought on 12 December 2013 — Czech Republic v European Commission
   (Case T-660/13)
   2014/C 45/71
   Language of the case: Czech
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, Agents)
   
      Defendant: European Commission
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               annul in its entirety Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 886/2013 of 15 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users (OJ 2013 L 247, p. 6) and
            
         
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               order the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.
            
         In the alternative, the applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               annul Article 5(1), Article 9 and Article 10(1)(a) of the contested regulation, and
            
         
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               order the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   In support of the action, the applicant relies on 3 pleas in law.
   
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               First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 7(1) of Directive No 2010/40/EU (1) in conjunction with Article 5(1) and Article 6 thereof
               In this connection, the applicant states that the Commission, by adopting the contested regulation, exceeded the limits of the authority laid down by Article 7(1) of Directive No 2010/40, in conjunction with Article 5(1) and Article 6 thereof.
            
         
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               Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 209 TFEU
               In this plea, the applicant claims that the Commission, by the adoption of the contested regulation, exceeded its delegated power to adopt non-legislative acts pursuant to Article 290 TFEU.
            
         
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               Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 13(2) TEU
               In this regard, the applicant submits that the Commission, by the adoption of the contested regulation, exceeded the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Treaties.
            
         
      (1)  Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport (OJ 2010 L 207, p. 1).