CELEX: C2006/237/08
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-298/06: Action brought on 4 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

30.9.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 237/4
            
         Action brought on 4 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-298/06)
   (2006/C 237/08)
   Language of the case: Greek
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: E. Tserepa-Lacombe and I Khatzigiannis)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by not adopting, and in any event by not notifying to the Commission, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2003/43/EC (1) of 26 May 2003 amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for transposition of the directive into domestic law expired on 1 July 2004.
   
      (1)  OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.