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Document 62017CN0420
Case C-420/17: Action brought on 12 July 2017 — European Commission v French Republic
Case C-420/17: Action brought on 12 July 2017 — European Commission v French Republic
Case C-420/17: Action brought on 12 July 2017 — European Commission v French Republic
OJ C 300, 11.9.2017, p. 25–26
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
11.9.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 300/25 |
Action brought on 12 July 2017 — European Commission v French Republic
(Case C-420/17)
(2017/C 300/29)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and C. Hermes, acting as Agents)
Defendant: French Republic
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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declare that, by failing to take all the necessary measures to establish a general system of protection for the ortolan bunting in Landes, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds; |
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order the French Republic to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The Commission considers that France has never taken the necessary coherent and coordinated protective measures to establish a system of protection for the ortolan bunting, and has thus failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 2009/147/EC. (1)