13.3.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 63/26


Action brought on 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia

(Case C-527/09)

2010/C 63/43

Language of the case: Estonian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by G. Braun and E. Randvere, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Estonia

Form of order sought

declare that, by failing to adopt the provisions necessary to transpose Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, (1) and by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive;

order the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of the directive into national law expired on 29 June 2008.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 157, p. 87.