28.5.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/18


Action brought on 5 April 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

(Case C-156/05)

(2005/C 132/34)

Language of the case: Greek

An action against the Hellenic Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 5 April 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Eleni Tserepa-Lacombe and Nicola Yerrell, of its Legal Service, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The Commission claims that the Court should:

1.

declare that, by failing to adopt or, in any event, to notify to the Commission the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/34/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 2000 amending Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that Directive, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive;

2.

order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of the Directive into national law expired on 1 August 2003.


(1)  OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 41.