CELEX: 62008CN0224
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-224/08: Action brought on 23 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

5.7.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/29
            
         Action brought on 23 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
   (Case C-224/08)
   (2008/C 171/46)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Huvelin, agent)
   
      Defendant: French Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (1) and, in any event, by not having informed the Commission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of that directive;
            
         
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               order the French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposition of Directive 2006/100/EC expired on the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, namely 1 January 2007. At the date of bringing this action, the defendant had not taken the measures necessary to transpose completely the directive, in particular in respect of the medical professions, lawyers and architects.
   
      (1)  OJ L 363, p. 141.