CELEX: 62010CN0597
Language: en
Date: 2010-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-597/10: Action brought on 16 December 2010 — European Commission v French Republic

19.2.2011   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 55/20
            
         Action brought on 16 December 2010 — European Commission v French Republic
   (Case C-597/10)
   2011/C 55/35
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Peere and I. Hadjiyannis, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: French Republic
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               declare that, failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 (1) on the assessment and management of flood risks, which aims to reduce damage to human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with floods in the Community, or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, France has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
            
         
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               order French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period for the transposition of Directive 2007/60/EC expired on 25 November 2009. On the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet taken all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, it had not notified the Commission thereof.
   
      (1)  Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks (OJ 2007 L 288, p. 27).