CELEX: C2007/223/09
Language: en
Date: 2007-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-347/07: Action brought on 25 July 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

22.9.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 223/8
            
         Action brought on 25 July 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-347/07)
   (2007/C 223/09)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Cattabriga, acting as Agent)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/41/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC (2) and 92/118/EEC (3) and Council Decision 95/408/EC (4) or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 8 of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposition of Directive 2004/41/EC expired on 1 January 2006.
   
      (1)  OJ 2004 L 157, p. 33.
   
      (2)  OJ 1989 L 395, p. 13.
   
      (3)  OJ 1992 L 62, p. 49.
   
      (4)  OJ 1995 L 243, p. 17.