CELEX: C2006/086/31
Language: en
Date: 2006-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Case C-81/06: Action brought on  8 February 2006  by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

8.4.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 86/17
            
         Action brought on 8 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-81/06)
   (2006/C 86/31)
   Language of the case: Italian
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 8 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by F. Simonetti and D. Recchia, acting as Agents.
   The Commission claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/42/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment or, in any event, by failing to notify the Commission of such measures, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(1) of that directive;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The prescribed period for implementing the directive expired on 21 July 2004.
   
      (1)  Official Journal L 197 of 21/07/2001, p. 30.