9.5.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 116/17
Action brought on 13 March 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-113/08)
(2008/C 116/29)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M.A. Rabinal Suárez and P. Dejmek, Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain
Form of order sought
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declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/49/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions and in particular the following: Article 17, Article 72, Article 22 to 25, Article 30, Article 33, Article 35, Article 40, Article 41, Article 43, Article 44, Article 50, Annexes I and II, Annex VII, and, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive.
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order Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2006/49/EC into national law expired on 31 December 2006.
(1) OJ 2006 L 177, p. 201.
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