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Document 62008CN0031

Case C-31/08: Action brought on 25 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

OJ C 79, 29.3.2008, 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)

29.3.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/23


Action brought on 25 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-31/08)

(2008/C 79/39)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Zadra, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 (1) amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and Annexes IV and V to Directive 2005/78/EC (3) as regards requirements for the emission control monitoring system for use in vehicles and exemptions for gas engines and, in any event, by failing to communicate such provisions to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 of that directive;

order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2006/51/EC expired on 8 November 2006.


(1)  OJ L 152 of 7.6.2006, p. 11.

(2)  OJ L 275 of 20.10.2005, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 313 of 29.11.2005, p. 1.


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