CELEX: 62009CN0294
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Case C-294/09: Action brought on 27 July 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland

12.9.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 220/30
            
         Action brought on 27 July 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
   (Case C-294/09)
   2009/C 220/57
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Braun, A.-A. Gilly, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Ireland
   
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/43/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC or, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive;
            
         
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               order Ireland to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 29 June 2008.
   
      (1)  OJ L 157, p. 87