2.4.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/24


Action brought on 15 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the French Republic

(Case C-73/05)

(2005/C 82/48)

Language of the case: French

An action against the French Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 15 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Nicola Yerrell, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The Commission claims that the Court should:

1.

Declare that by having failed to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative measures necessary to comply with Directive 2000/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 2000 amending Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that Directive, (1) and/or by having failed to communicate them to the Commission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty;

2.

order the French Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposition of the directive into domestic law expired on 1 August 2003.


(1)  OJ L 195 of 1 August 2000, p. 41.