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Document C2005/132/26

Case C-126/05: Action brought on 21 March 2005 by Commission of the European Communities against United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

OJ C 132, 28.5.2005, p. 13–14 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

28.5.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/13


Action brought on 21 March 2005 by Commission of the European Communities against United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(Case C-126/05)

(2005/C 132/26)

Language of the case: English

An action against United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 21 March 2005 by Commission of the European Communities, represented by N. Yerrell, acting as agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The Applicant claims that the Court should:

1.

find that the United Kingdom has failed its obligations under the EC Treaty by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/34/EC (1) of 22 June 2000 amending Directive 93/104/EC (2) concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that directive and/or by failing to inform the Commission thereof;

2.

condemn the United Kingdom to bear the costs of the procedure.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

The period within which the directive had to be transposed expired on 1 August 2003.


(1)  OJ L 195, 01.08.2000, p. 41.

(2)  OJ L 307, 13.12.1993, p. 18.


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