CELEX: C2007/069/27
Language: en
Date: 2007-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-59/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

24.3.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 69/12
            
         Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
   (Case C-59/07)
   (2007/C 69/27)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durante and A. Alcover San Pedro, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Spain
   Form of order sought
   
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               A declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/109/EC (1) of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents or in any event by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               an order that the Kingdom of Spain should pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for the transposition into domestic law of Directive 2003/109/EC expired on 23 February 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ L 16, 2004, p. 44.