28.8.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 283/27
Action brought on 26 June 2017 — European Commission v Republic of Croatia
(Case C-381/17)
(2017/C 283/37)
Language of the case: Croatian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Mataija, T. Scharf, G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents, acting as Agent(s))
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 42(1) of Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ 2014, L 60, p. 34), by failing to adopt, by 21 March 2016, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with that Directive or, in any event, by failing to communicate those measures to the Commission;
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order the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, to pay a penalty payment of EUR 9 865,40 per day, as from the date of delivery of the judgment declaring the failure to fulfil the obligation to notify the measures transposing Directive 2014/17/EU;
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order Republic of Croatia to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
The Republic of Croatia has failed to fulfil its obligation to notify the measures transposing Directive 2014/17/EU within the period laid down in Article 42(1) of that Directive.
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