CELEX: 62009CN0223
Language: en
Date: 2009-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-223/09: Action brought on 18 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland

26.9.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 233/3
            
         Action brought on 18 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
   (Case C-223/09)
   2009/C 233/03
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: O. Beynet and M. Kaduczak, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Poland
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to ensure the implementation of Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment, (1) or in any event by failing to inform the Commission that it had adopted such 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 within which Directive 2005/89/EC had to be transposed expired on 24 February 2008. At the time when the present action was brought, the defendant had not adopted the measures necessary to transpose that directive, or in any event had not informed the Commission of such measures.
   
      (1)  OJ 2006 L 33, p. 22.