3.7.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/24


Action brought on 30 April 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-208/10)

(2010/C 179/39)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Nijenhuis and M. Teles Romão, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

Declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/44/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector and, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 2007/44/EC.

Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 20 March 2009.


(1)  OJ 2007 L 247, p. 1.