CELEX: C2007/069/10
Language: en
Date: 2007-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-8/07: Action brought on 15 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

24.3.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 69/6
            
         Action brought on 15 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
   (Case C-8/07)
   (2007/C 69/10)
   Language of the case: Dutch
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Wils, Agent)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/84/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art, or in any event by not informing the Commission thereof, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period within which the directive had to be transposed into national law expired on 31 December 2005.
   
      (1)  OJ L 272, p. 32.