25.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/10


Action brought on 23 July 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic

(Case C-343/08)

(2008/C 272/16)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Šimerdová, N. Yerrell, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Czech Republic

Form of order sought

The Commission asks the Court to:

declare that, by failing to adopt the domestic legal provisions necessary to comply fully with Directive 2003/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 June 2003 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (1), and, in particular, by failing to implement Article 8, Article 9 in its entirety, Articles 13, 15 to 18 and 20(2) to (4) thereof, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive, in particular those under Article 22(1) thereof;

order the Czech Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for implementing the Directive in the domestic legal order expired on 23 September 2005.


(1)  OJ 2003 L 235, p. 10.