CELEX: C2006/165/36
Language: en
Date: 2006-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-222/06: Action brought on  16 May 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

15.7.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 165/20
            
         Action brought on 16 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
   (Case C-222/06)
   (2006/C 165/36)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: D. Maidani and G. Braun, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: French 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 2001/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 amending Council Directive 91/308/EEC on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (1), the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposing the directive expired on 15 June 2003.
   
      (1)   OJ 2001 L 344, p. 76.