7.3.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/21


Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-13/09)

(2009/C 55/36)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Cattabriga and S. Mortoni, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Forms of order sought

Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the first subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Commission Directive 2006/86/EC (1) of 24 October 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements, notification of serious adverse reactions and events and certain technical requirements for the coding, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells, by not adopting all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/86/EC or, in any event, by not communicating those measures to the Commission.

Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2006/86/EC expired on 1 September 2007.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 294, p. 32.