CELEX: C2006/143/48
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Case C-178/06: Action brought on  5 April 2006  — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Estonia

17.6.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 143/26
            
         Action brought on 5 April 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Estonia
   (Case C-178/06)
   (2006/C 143/48)
   Language of the case: Estonian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by K. Simonsson and E. Randvere, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Estonia
   Form of order sought
   
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               declare that, by failing to notify the laws and regulations necessary for transposing into national law Directive 2002/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Community postal services, (1) the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive;
            
         
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               order the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The period prescribed for transposing the directive into national law expired on 31 December 2002.
   
      (1)  OJ L 176 of 5.7.2002, p. 21.