CELEX: 62013CN0339
Language: en
Date: 2013-06-20 00:00:00
Title: Case C-339/13: Action brought on 20 June 2013 — European Commission v Italian Republic

31.8.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 252/21
            
         Action brought on 20 June 2013 — European Commission v Italian Republic
   (Case C-339/13)
   2013/C 252/34
   Language of the procedure: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and B. Schima, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3 and 5(2) of Directive 1999/74/EC; (1)
               
            
         
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               Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The period for transposing Article 5 of Directive 1999/74/EC expired on 10 January 2012.
   
      (1)  Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53).