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Document 62013CN0253

    Case C-253/13: Action brought on 7 May 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria

    IO C 189, 29.6.2013, p. 13–14 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Date of document:
    07/05/2013
    Date lodged:
    07/05/2013
    Author:
    An Chúirt Bhreithiúnais
    Form:
    Faisnéis bhreithiúnach
    Authentic language:
    Bulgáiris
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    Case affecting:
    • request to establish failure to fulfil an obligation 32009L0073 airteagal 54 P.1
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    29.6.2013   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 189/13

    Action brought on 7 May 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria

    (Case C-253/13)

    2013/C 189/26

    Language of the case: Bulgarian

    Parties

    Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Heller, O. Beynet and P. Mihaylova, acting as Agents)

    Defendant: Republic of Bulgaria

    Form of order sought

    The Commission claims that the Court should:

    —

    Declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 3(3) of Directive 2009/73/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC and with the second subparagraph of point 1(a) and points 1(b), (d), (f), (h) and (i) of Annex I to that directive, or in any event by failing to notify the Commission of the adoption of those measures, the Republic of Bulgaria has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 54(1) of that directive;

    —

    Order the Republic of Bulgaria, under Article 260(3) TFEU, to pay a penalty payment in the amount of EUR 8 448 per day as of the day of delivery of the judgment in the present case, for infringement of the duty to notify the Commission of the measures adopted to comply with Directive 2009/73/EC;

    —

    Order the Republic of Bulgaria to pay the costs.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    The period for the adoption of measures to comply with the Directive expired on 3 March 2011.

    (1)  OJ 2009 L 211, p. 94.

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