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Document 62017CN0415
Case C-415/17: Action brought on 10 July 2017 — European Commission v Republic of Croatia
Case C-415/17: Action brought on 10 July 2017 — European Commission v Republic of Croatia
Case C-415/17: Action brought on 10 July 2017 — European Commission v Republic of Croatia
IO C 277, 21.8.2017, p. 28–29
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
21.8.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 277/28 |
Action brought on 10 July 2017 — European Commission v Republic of Croatia
(Case C-415/17)
(2017/C 277/42)
Language of the case: Croatian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: H. Støvlbæk, M. Mataija and G. von Rintelen, Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Croatia
Form of order sought
The European Commission claims that the Court should:
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declare that the Republic of Croatia has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of Directive 2014/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (OJ 2014 L 158, p. 196), by failing to take the necessary measures, by 17 June 2016, in order to comply with that directive or, in any event, by failing to communicate such measures to the Commission; |
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impose on the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, a daily penalty payment of EUR 9 275,20, with effect from the day on which judgment is given that there has been a failure to comply with the obligation to notify the measures for transposing Directive 2014/59/EU; |
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order the Republic of Croatia to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The Republic of Croatia has failed to fulfil its obligation to inform the Commission of the measures for transposing Directive 2014/56/EU within the time limit laid down in Article 2 of that directive.