CELEX: C2005/093/33
Language: en
Date: 2005-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-85/05: Action brought on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

16.4.2005   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 93/18
            
         Action brought on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-85/05)
   (2005/C 93/33)
   Language of the case: Italian
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 18 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by S. Pardo Quintillán and D. Recchia, acting as Agents.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/60/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 24(1) of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments:
   The period for transposition of the directive expired on 22 December 2003.
   
      (1)  OJ L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.