CELEX: 62008CN0547
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Case C-547/08: Action brought on 9 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

7.2.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/23
            
         Action brought on 9 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden
   (Case C-547/08)
   (2009/C 32/40)
   Language of the case: Swedish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Dejmek and M. Sundén, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden
   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 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 (1) laying down implementing measures for Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of ‘politically exposed person’ and the technical criteria for simplified customer due diligence procedures and for exemption on grounds of a financial activity conducted on an occasional or very limited basis or, in any event, by failing to notify the Commission thereof, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The time-limit for implementation of the Directive expired on 15 December 2007.
   
      (1)  OJ L 214, p. 29.