22.9.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 287/24


Action brought on 11 July 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Poland

(Case C-333/12)

2012/C 287/46

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Hetsch, C. Vrignon and J. Hottiaux, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland

Form of order sought

declare that, by not adopting all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities, (1) and in any event by not informing the Commission of such provisions, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 of that directive;

impose on the Republic of Poland, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, a penalty payment for failure to comply with the obligation to notify measures transposing Directive 2007/65, at a daily rate of EUR 112 190,40 and payable from the date on which judgment is delivered in the present case;

order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of the directive expired on 19 December 2011.


(1)  OJ 2007 L 332, p. 27.