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Document 62010CN0103

Case C-103/10: Action brought on 24 February 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

IO C 113, 1.5.2010, p. 31–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.5.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/31


Action brought on 24 February 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-103/10)

2010/C 113/48

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and P. Andrade, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/121/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency or, in any event, by failing to communicate those measures to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of Directive 2006/121/EC.

Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 1 June 2008.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 396, p. 850.


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