7.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/9

(Case C-551/08)

(2009/C 55/15)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: N. Yerrell and M. Kaduczak, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland

Form of order sought

—declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC as well as Directives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC, and in any event by not informing the Commission of the adoption of those provisions, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 64 of that directive;

—order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2005/68/EC expired on 10 December 2007.

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(1) OJ L 323 of 9.12.2005, p. 1.