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Document C2005/281/23
Case C-351/05: Action brought on 22 September 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Estonia
Case C-351/05: Action brought on 22 September 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Estonia
Case C-351/05: Action brought on 22 September 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Estonia
IO C 281, 12.11.2005, p. 12–12
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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12.11.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 281/12 |
Action brought on 22 September 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Estonia
(Case C-351/05)
(2005/C 281/23)
Language of the case: Estonian
An action against the Republic of Estonia was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 22 September 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by B. Schima and E. Randvere, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
The Commission claims that the Court should:
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declare that, by failing to comply with the obligation under Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 (1) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC to notify all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose that directive into national law, and by notifying only in part the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose it into national law, the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive; |
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order the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The prescribed period for transposition of the directive expired on 1 July 2004.
(1) OJ L 176 of 15.7.2003, p. 57.