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4.12.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 328/12 |
Action brought on 27 August 2010 — European Commission v French Republic
(Case C-428/10)
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2010/C 328/21
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and L. de Schietere de Lophem, acting as Agent)
Defendant: French Republic
Form of order sought
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declare that, by failing to adopt all 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 them to the Commission, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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order French Republic to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period for the transposition of Directive 2007/36/EC expired on 3 August 2009. On the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet taken all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, it had not notified the Commission thereof.