9.6.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 129/14


Action brought on 25 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

(Case C-216/07)

(2007/C 129/26)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and W. Bogensberger, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Form of order sought

declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose Council Directive 2003/110/EC of 25 November 2003 on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air (1) or in any event by failing to notify those provisions to the Commission the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive;

order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which Directive 2003/110/EC had to be transposed expired on 5 December 2005.


(1)  OJ 2003 L 321, p. 26.