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Document 62008CN0270

Case C-270/08: Action brought on 24 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Hungary

OJ C 209, 15.8.2008, p. 35–35 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/35


Action brought on 24 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Hungary

(Case C-270/08)

(2008/C 209/53)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Wils and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Hungary

Form of order sought

Declare that the Republic of Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with that directive and, in any event, by failing to communicate them to the Commission;

order the Republic of Hungary to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of the directive into national law expired on 12 June 2007.


(1)  OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22.


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