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Document 62008CA0546

Case C-546/08: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2005/60/EC — Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

OJ C 180, 1.8.2009, p. 23–23 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.8.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/23


Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

(Case C-546/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/60/EC - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

2009/C 180/39

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Dejmek and M. Sundén, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (OJ 2005 L 309, p. 15)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 45(1) of that directive;

2.

Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.


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