CELEX: C2004/094/64
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Case C-99/04: Action brought on 26 February 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

17.4.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 94/29
            
         Action brought on 26 February 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic
   (Case C-99/04)
   (2004/C 94/64)
   An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 26 February 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by G. Valero Jordana and R. Amorosi, acting as Agents.
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/80/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants, or, in any event, by failing to communicate them 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 period for transposition of the directive expired on 27 November 2002.
   
      (1)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 1.