CELEX: C2007/129/27
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-09 00:00:00
Title: Case C-218/07: Action brought on 25 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

9.6.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 129/14
            
         Action brought on 25 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
   (Case C-218/07)
   (2007/C 129/27)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou, W. Bogensberger, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 2003/109/EC (1) of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents by not adopting the necessary legislative and administrative measures for the implementation of that directive, or by failing to communicate such measures to the Commission;
            
         
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               order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The prescribed period for implementing Directive 2003/109/EC expired on 23 January 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44.