CELEX: C2007/020/14
Language: en
Date: 2007-01-27 00:00:00
Title: Case C-483/06: Action brought on 24 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

27.1.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 20/11
            
         Action brought on 24 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-483/06)
   (2007/C 20/15)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Pignataro, Agent)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic
   Form of order sought
   
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               Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/33/EC (1) by exempting from the prohibition on sponsorship events, or related activities, where these take place exclusively within the Italian State;
            
         
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               order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The effect of the Italian legislation is to introduce a derogation from the prohibition on sponsorship laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/33/EC which is not provided for by that directive.
   
      (1)  OJ L 152, p. 16.