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30.8.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/38 |
Action brought on 16 July 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-326/08)
(2008/C 223/64)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Wils and B. Kotschy, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
Form of order sought
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declare that, by not adopting all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/29/EC (1), or, in any event, by not communicating those provisions to the Commission, the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Community law, in particular under Article 19 of that directive; |
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order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period for implementing the Directive expired on 12 June 2007.
(1) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’); OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22.