CELEX: 62008CN0459
Language: en
Date: 2008-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Case C-459/08: Action brought on 21 October 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

6.12.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 313/21
            
         Action brought on 21 October 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
   (Case C-459/08)
   (2008/C 313/31)
   Language of the case: Portuguese
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. Støvlbæk and M. França, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Portuguese Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that, by failing to adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/36/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications or, in any event, by failing to notify the Commission of such measures, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 20 October 2007.
   
      (1)  OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22.