CELEX: 62008CN0516
Language: en
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-516/08: Action brought on 25 November 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland

7.2.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/20
            
         Action brought on 25 November 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
   (Case C-516/08)
   (2009/C 32/33)
   Language of the case: Polish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Kaduczak and P. Dejmek, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Poland
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 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 (1), and in any event by not informing the Commission of the adoption of those provisions, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period for transposition of Directive 2006/70/EC expired on 15 December 2007.
   
      (1)  OJ L 214 of 4.8.2006, p. 29.