CELEX: C2007/082/31
Language: en
Date: 2007-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-36/07: Action brought on 31 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

14.4.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/17
            
         Action brought on 31 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-36/07)
   (2007/C 82/31)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Cattabriga, acting as Agent)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   Forms of order sought
   
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               Declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (1), or by failing in any event to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 18(1) of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2004/68/EC expired on 20 November 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ 2004 L 139, p. 321.