CELEX: C2006/074/23
Language: en
Date: 2006-03-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-71/06: Action brought on  7 February 2006  by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

25.3.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 74/12
            
         Action brought on 7 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-71/06)
   (2006/C 74/23)
   Language of the case: Italian
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 7 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by L. Visaggio, acting as Agent.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/85/EC (1) of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC (2) and Decisions 89/531/EEC (3) and 91/665/EEC (4) and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (5) or rather by not notifying those provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 93(1) of Directive 2003/85/EC;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for the implementation of the directive expired on 30 June 2004.
   
      (1)  OJ L 306 of 22.11.2003, p. 1
   
   
      (2)  OJ L 315 of 26.11.1985, p. 11
   
   
      (3)  OJ L 279 of 28.9.1989, p. 32
   
   
      (4)  OJ L 368 of 31.12.1991, p. 19
   
   
      (5)  OJ L 268 of 14.9.1992, p. 1