CELEX: C2006/131/55
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-137/06: Action brought on  10 March 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland

3.6.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 131/30
            
         Action brought on 10 March 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
   (Case C-137/06)
   (2006/C 131/55)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and D. Lawunmi, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Ireland
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (1) or, in any event, by failing to notify such provisions to the Commission, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14 of that 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 18 July 2004.
   
      (1)  OJ L 189, p. 12