Action brought on 12 December 2013 – Czech Republic v European Commission
(Case T-660/13)
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, Agents)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims tha
ted minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users (OJ 2013 L 247, p. 6) andorder the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.In the alternative, the applicant claims that the Court should:annul Article 5(1), Article 9 and Article 10(1)(a) of the contested regulation, andorder the European Commission to pay the
costs of the proceedings.Pleas in law and main argumentsIn suppor
t of the action, the applicant relies on 3 pleas in law.First p
lea in law, alleging infringement of Article 7(1) of Directive No 2010/40/EU in co
njunction with Article 5(1) and Article 6 thereofIn this connectio
n, the applicant states that the
Commission, by adopting the contested regulation, exceeded the li
mits of the authority laid down by Article 7(1) of Directive No 2010/40, in conjunction with Article 5(1) and Article 6 thereof.Second plea
in law, alleging infringement of Article 209 TFEUIn this plea, the applicant claims that the Commission, by the adoption of the contested regulation, exceeded its delegated power to adopt non-legislative acts pursuant to Article 290 TFEU.Thir
d plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 13(2) TEUIn t
his regard, the applicant submits that the Commission, by the adoption of the contested regulation, exceeded the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Treaties.
________________________1 Directive 2010/40/EU
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 o
n the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport (OJ 2010 L 207, p. 1).