CELEX: C2005/093/19
Language: en
Date: 2005-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-46/05: Action brought on 7 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against Ireland

16.4.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 93/10
            
         Action brought on 7 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against Ireland
   (Case C-46/05)
   (2005/C 93/19)
   Language of procedure: English
   An action against Ireland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 7 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Nicola Yerrell, acting as agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
   The Commission requests the Court
   
               a)
            
            
               to find that Ireland has failed its obligations under the EC Treaty by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27th November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) (1) or by failing to ensure that management and labour have introduced the necessary measures by agreement, and/or by failing to inform the Commission thereof;
               and
            
         
               b)
            
            
               to condemn Ireland to bear the costs of the procedure.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments:
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 1 December 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 302, 01.12.2000, p. 57