9.11.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 371/16
Action brought on 10 September 2015 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-481/15)
(2015/C 371/19)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: W. Mölls and F. Wilman, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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declare that, by failing to ensure the regular monitoring of certain common basic standards on aviation security to the extent necessary and with the required frequency and to appoint a sufficient number of auditors to implement quality control measures, the Federal Republic of Germany has infringed its obligations under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 (1) and paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 7.5 and 14 of Annex II to that regulation;
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order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
The applicant relies on the following in support of its action:
Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 and paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 7.5 and 14 of Annex II to that regulation require each Member State to ensure the regular monitoring of certain common basic standards on aviation security to the extent necessary and with the required frequency and to appoint a sufficient number of auditors to implement quality control measures.
Germany fails to comply with that requirement.
(1) Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (OJ 2008 L 97, p. 72), as amended by Commission Regulation No 18/2010 of 8 January 2010 (OJ 2010 L 7, p. 3).
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