CELEX: 62009CN0252
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-252/09: Action brought on 7 July 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

29.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 205/28
            
         Action brought on 7 July 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
   (Case C-252/09)
   2009/C 205/49
   Language of the case: Portuguese
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Zavvos and G. Braga da Cruz, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Portuguese 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 Commission Directive 2007/16/EC (1) of 19 March 2007 implementing Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as regards the clarification of certain definitions, or in any event by failing to communicate those measures to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 2007/16/EC;
            
         
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               Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 23 March 2008.
   
      (1)  OJ 2007 L 79, p. 11.