CELEX: 62009CN0206
Language: en
Date: 2009-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Case C-206/09: Action brought on 5 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

1.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 180/35
            
         Action brought on 5 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-206/09)
   2009/C 180/60
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Pignataro, Agent)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   
      Forms of order sought
   
   
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               Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Commission Directive 2007/68/EC (1) of 27 November 2007 amending Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain food ingredients, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/68/EC or, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission;
            
         
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               Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period within which Directive 2007/68/EC had to be transposed expired on 31 May 2008.
   
      (1)  OJ 2007 L 310, p. 11.
   
      (2)  OJ 2000 L 109, p. 29.