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Document 62008CN0283

Case C-283/08: Action brought on 27 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

OJ C 223, 30.8.2008, p. 32–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

30.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 223/32


Action brought on 27 June 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

(Case C-283/08)

(2008/C 223/49)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Roels and W. Wils, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Form of order sought

declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/29/EC (1) 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 (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’), or in any event by failing to notify the Commission thereof, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

order the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which the directive had to be transposed into national law expired on 12 June 2007.


(1)  OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22.


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