30.1.2010
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 24/41
Action brought on 27 November 2009 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-481/09)
2010/C 24/71
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and M. Thomannová-Körnerová, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Czech Republic
Form of order sought
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declare that, by failing to adopt all such laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, (1) or in any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 18 of that directive;
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order Czech Republic to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
The period for implementing the directive into domestic law expired on 24 March 2008.
(1) OJ 2006 L 64, p. 37.
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