16.4.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 93/21


Action brought on 21 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

(Case C-96/05)

(2005/C 93/39)

Language of the case: Greek

An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 21 February 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Gerald Braun and Georgios Zavvos, of the Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1.

declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2001/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 amending Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC and 86/635/EEC as regards the valuation rules for the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies as well as of banks and other financial institutions, (1) and in any event by failing to inform the Commission of such measures, the Hellenic Republic is failing to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

2.

order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive into national law expired on 1 January 2004.


(1)  OJ L 283 of 27.10.2001, p. 28.