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9.10.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 274/16 |
Action brought on 3 August 2010 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-390/10)
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2010/C 274/23
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and L. de Schietere de Lophem, Agents)
Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Form of order sought
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declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (1) or, in any event, by not communicating such measures to the Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2007/36/EC expired on 3 August 2009. As at the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet adopted all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, had not notified the Commission thereof.
(1) OJ L 184, p. 17.