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Document 62010CN0431

Case C-431/10: Action brought on 1 September 2010 — European Commission v Ireland

OJ C 301, 6.11.2010, p. 15–15 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

6.11.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/15


Action brought on 1 September 2010 — European Commission v Ireland

(Case C-431/10)

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2010/C 301/22

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Condou-Durande, A.-A. Gilly, Agents)

Defendant: Ireland

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare that by failing to fully adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2005/85/EC (1) of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status, or in any event by failing to notify measures for the full transposition of those provisions into national law, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive;

order Ireland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 1 December 2007. The period within which article 15 of the directive had to be transposed expired on 1 December 2008.


(1)  OJ L 326, p. 13


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