CELEX: 62016CN0160
Language: en
Date: 2016-03-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-160/16: Action brought on 18 March 2016 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic

11.7.2016   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 251/3
            
         Action brought on 18 March 2016 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-160/16)
   (2016/C 251/04)
   Language of the case: Greek
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Ζavvos and K. Talabér-Ritz, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               Declare that, since the Hellenic Republic has failed to submit a report on cost-optimal levels, as is laid down in Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/ΕU (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings, as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 (2) of 16 January 2012 establishing a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions;
            
         
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               order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
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               On 18 March 2016 the European Commission brought an action against the Hellenic Republic which seeks a declaration from the Court of Justice that the Hellenic Republic, by failing to submit a report on cost-optimal levels, as is laid down in Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/ΕU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings, as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 of 16 January 2012 establishing a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements, has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions.
            
         
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               By it action the Commission submits that, with respect to its abovementioned claims, the Greek authorities have not yet communicated the final report on cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements, using the comparative methodology framework established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 and that consequently there is an infringement of Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/ΕU.
            
         
      (1)  OJ 2010 L 153, p. 13.
   
      (2)  OJ 2012 L 81, p. 18.