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Document 62009CN0174
Case C-174/09: Action brought on 14 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
Case C-174/09: Action brought on 14 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
Case C-174/09: Action brought on 14 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
IO C 167, 18.7.2009, p. 6–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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18.7.2009 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 167/6 |
Action brought on 14 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland
(Case C-174/09)
2009/C 167/10
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Kaduczak and S. Schønberg, Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Poland
Form of order sought
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declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for compliance with Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, (1) and in any event by failing to inform the Commission of those provisions, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period within which Directive 2005/32/EC had to be transposed expired on 11 August 2007. Up to the date on which the action was brought, the defendant failed to introduce all of the provisions necessary for transposition of the directive, and in any event failed to inform the Commission thereof.