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j e st w s pi e r an a z e środ k ó w
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E u rop ean E n vi ronmen tal L aw New sl ette r
Fi f th E d i ti on
I n trod u cti on
We woul d l i ke t o l aunch t he fi ft h edi t i on of Europe an
Envi ronm ent al
La w
Newsl et t e r.
P ol i sh
resource
perso n
-
P aul i na P al ka unde r t he supervi si on of Ma gdal en a B ar has
prepar ed t hi s edi t i on.
We are st i l l doi ng our best t o m ake E uropean envi ronm en t al
l aw eas y and e ffe ct i ve t ool t o ach i eve success i n our go al s and
t o “upgr ade ” t he l i st of chan ges i n envi r onm ent al m at t ers.
Duri ng t he prep ar a t i on of t hi s newsl et t er we have used t he
i nform at i on cont ai n ed on t he websi t es l i st ed bel ow:

h ttp :/ / eu rop a.eu .i nt/ eu r- l ex/ en / i n d ex.h tml (Eu r- Lex )

h ttp :/ / eu rop a.eu .i nt/ co mm/ en vi ron me n t/ i n d ex_en .h tm
(European C om m i ssi on - DG Envi ronm e nt )

h ttp :/ / ww w.eel .n l /
(Europe an
E nvi ronm ent al
La w
Hom epa ge)

h ttp :/ / cu ri a.eu .i n t/en / i n d ex.h tm
J us ti ce)
1
(European
C ourt
of

h ttp :/ / eu rop a.eu .i nt/ p rel ex/ rech _su i vi _l egi s.cf m?CL =en
(Pre-Lex)

h ttp :/ / www d b .eu rop arl .eu .i n t/ d ors/ oeil / en / d ef au l t.h tm
(European P arl i am e nt - Le gi sl at i ve Obse rvat o r y)

ww w.eu rop arl .eu .i nt/ co mmi tt ees/ en vi _ h ome.h t m
(European P arl i am e nt -The Envi ronm ent , P ubl i c Heal t h and
Food S afet y C om m i t t ee)

ww w.eea.eu .i n t/ (European Envi ronm en t al A genc y)

h ttp :/ / eu rop a.eu .i nt/ co mm/ l i sb on _strategy/ i n d ex_en .h tml
(European C om m i ssi on - Li sbon St rat e gy)
I. Horizontal issues
1 . P roposal for a Di re ct i ve of t he Europ e an P arl i am ent and o f
t he C ounci l on est abl i shi ng a fr am ewo rk for t he set t i n g o f
eco -desi gn
requi r e m ent s
for
en erg y - usi ng
produ ct s
an d
am endi ng C ounci l D i rect i ve 92/ 42/ EEC (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce: 2003/ 017 2/ C OD

stage reach ed : EP works 2 nd re adi ng
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =184690
2. 2610t h C ounci l m eet i ng - ENV IR O NME NT - Lux em bourg,
14 Oct ober 2004
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The Envi ronm ent C ounci l has adopt ed concl usi ons concern i ng
t he cent ral
envi ronm ent al t hem e of the Dut ch presi denc y of
t he EU: The Environm ent as Opport uni t y (C l e an, C l ever
C om pet i t i ve).
Ex t ra m easures t o m ake road veh i cl es cl eane r, qui et e r a nd
m ore fuel - effi ci ent are ne eded.
Eco -fri endl y i nnova t i ons wi l l hel p t o boost econom i c gro wt h
and em pl o ym ent .
S us t ai nabl e i nnovat i ve product s c an b e used t o cre at e n ew
m arket s and hel p t he Uni on t o achi eve i t s Li sbon obj e ct i ve of
becom i ng t he m ost com pet i t i ve and d ynam i c knowl edge -b ased
econom y i n t he wor l d b y 2010. Eco -fri endl y i nnov at i on i s t o
be s t i m ul at ed b y pursui ng gre en pro curem ent pol i ci es and
offeri n g favor abl e t ax m easures such as gr een i nvest m ent
i ncent i ves.
The
Envi ron m ent
C ounci l
al so
a dopt ed
concl usi on s
on
prot ect i on a gai nst h i gh wat er.
A pol i t i cal a greem e nt was re ach ed on n ew Europ ean l e gi sl a t i on
on m i ni ng wast e. Thi s wi l l obl i ge com pani es t o t ake m easures
t o gua rant e e t he sa fet y of wast e di spo sal faci l i t i es and w i l l
ens ure bet t e r prot e c t i on for soi l and wat er.
M i ni s t ers have deci ded t hat t he sal e of a num ber of produ ct s
cont ai ni ng
fl uori da t ed
gre enhouse
gases
( fl uori ne
gas es)
s houl d be prohi bi t ed. These a re pow erful gases whi ch are
covered b y t h e K yot o P rot ocol .
The envi ronm ent m i ni st ers are ke en t o hol d t al ks wi t hi n t he
UN t o di scuss agree m ent s on em i ssi on reduct i ons i n t he ye ars
aft er 2012. ‘The K yot o P rot ocol i s a fi rst st ep; fu r t her
reduct i ons wi l l be necessa r y aft er 2012’ , sa ys t he presi dent of
t he Envi ronm ent C o unci l P i et er van Geel . In t hat respe ct , t he
m i ni s t ers are l ooki ng for ward t o nex t Decem ber ’s UN C l i m at e
C onferenc e (C OP 10 ) i n Buenos Ai res.
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I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te : ht t p: // www.eel .nl / i ndex 10.ht m
II. Air quality
1. Di rect i ve 2004/ 1 01/ EC of t he Europ ean P arl i am ent and of
t he
C ounci l
of
27
Oct ober
2004
am endi ng
Di r ect i ve
2003/ 87/ EC est abl i shi ng a sch em e fo r greenhouse gas em i ssi on
al l owance t r adi n g wi t hi n t he C om m uni t y, i n r espect of t he
K yot o P rot ocol 's p r oj ect m echani sm s (i n f orce)
Offi ci al J ournal L 3 38, 13/ 11/ 2004 P. 0018 - 0023
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / servl et / port ai l / R enderS ervl et ? search=D oc
Num ber &l g=en &nb_ docs=25 &dom ai n= Legi sl at i on &col l = &i n _f
orce= NO &an_do c=2 004&nu_doc =101& t yp e_do c=Di rect i ve
2. P roposal for a R e gul at i on of t he Euro pean P arl i am ent and of
t he
C ounci l
on
cert ai n
fl uori nat ed
gr eenhouse
gases
(i n
p rep arati on )

ref eren ce : 2003/ 018 9/ C OD

stage reach ed : 14 - 10 -2004 -pol i t i cal a gr eem ent com m on
posi t i on

co mmen ts :
C om m i ssi on wel com es pol i t i cal agre e m ent i n t he C ouncil t o
reduce em i ssi ons of fl uori nat ed gre enho use gases.
4
Fl uori nat ed
gases
are
ex t rem el y po werful
and
l ong -l i ved
gr eenhouse gases u sed i n refri gerat i on, ai r condi t i oni ng, fi re fi ght i n g and va ri ous i ndust r y proc esses. The redu ct i on of t hei r
em i s s i ons i s a r equi rem ent und er t he 19 97 K yot o P rot ocol a nd
wi l l hel p t he EU and i t s Mem ber St at es m eet t hei r K yot o
em i s s i on t arget s and reduc e em i ssi ons f urt her a ft er 2012. " The
l egi s l at i on a gr eed t oda y i s anot her el e m ent i n t he fram ew ork
we ar e bui l di ng t o curb cl i m at e cha n ge and t o i m pl em ent the
K yot o
P rot ocol ",
sai d
Envi ronm ent
C om m i ssi oner
Margot
Wal l s t röm . " It i s a n i m port ant el em en t becaus e F - gas es h ave
huge gl obal w arm i n g pot ent i al - i n som e cases al m ost 24,000
t i m es t hat of carbon di ox i de.
Fl uori nat ed gas es
The
fl uor i nat ed
gases
h ydro fl uoroc arbons
(HFC s),
( F - ga ses)
cover ed
perfl uor ocarbons
(P FC s)
are
and
s ul phur hex afl uori de (S F6 ). B y vol u m e, F - gases cur re nt l y
account
fo r
2%
of
t ot al
EU
green house
gas
em i ssi ons.
Howeve r, t hei r gl ob al warm i n g pot ent i a l i s hi gh and m an y of
t hem have l on g at m ospheri c l i f et i m es. For ex am pl e, S F6 h as a
gl obal wa rm i ng pot ent i al t hat i s 23,900 t i m es t hat of car bon
di ox i de (C O2), whi ch i s t he m ost com m on gr eenhouse gas.
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_r eal . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =184911#367845 %23367845
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / rapi d/ pressR el eas es Act i on.do? reference = I
P / 04/ 1231&form at = HTM L& a ged=0 &l an gua ge=E N& gui La n gua
ge =en
III. Waste management
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1.P roposal for a Di rect i ve of t he Euro pean P arl i am ent an d of
t he C ounci l on bat t eri es and accum ul at ors and spent bat t er i es
and ac cum ul at ors (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce : 2003/ 028 2/ C OD

stage reach ed : 20 - 12 -2004 -pol i t i cal a gr eem ent com m on
posi t i on

co mmen ts :
The
Europe an
C o m m i ssi on
wel com es
t he
swi ft
pol i t i cal
agreem ent re ach ed t oda y b y t he Envi r onm ent C ounci l on a
proposed new Di rect i ve on bat t eri es and accum ul at ors.
The Di re ct i ve ai m s at col l ect i ng an d rec ycl i n g al l w ast e
bat t eri es and at pr event i ng t hei r i nci nerat i on and di spo sal .
Was t e bat t eri es can cause envi ronm ent al and heal t h probl em s
due t o t he heav y m et al s t hat t he y cont ai n. Toda y’s a gre em ent
i ncl udes t he set t i ng of bi ndi ng col l ect i on and rec ycl i n g t arget s
and a part i al b an on port abl e (i e consum er) c adm i um bat t eri es.
The C ounci l ’s m ost i m port ant am endm ent t o t he ori gi nal
C om m i ssi on P roposal i s t he i nt roduct i on of a part i al ban on
port abl e cadm i um bat t eri es and t he del et i on of t he proposed
80% col l ect i on t arget fo r t hese bat t e ri es (cal cul at ed on t he
bas i s of t he am ount col l ect ed pl us t he am ount di scarded i n t he
m uni ci pal sol i d was t e st ream ). The ban on port abl e cadm i um
bat t eri es woul d not appl y t o t hose us ed for em e rgen c y and
al arm s yst em s, m ed i cal equi pm ent and cordl ess power t ool s.
Howeve r, t he ex em pt i on for cordl ess power t ool s wi l l be
revi ewed on t he bas i s of a co -d eci si on procedur e i nvol vi ng t he
C ounci l and Euro pean P arl i am ent , four ye a rs aft e r t he dat e for
t rans posi ng t he di r e ct i ve i nt o nat i onal l aw.
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The port abl e cadm i um bat t eri es whi ch are not cover ed b y t he
ban wi l l be col l e ct e d t hrough col l ect i o n schem es t o b e set up
under t hi s di r ect i ve or, i f i nco rporat ed i n appl i anc es, unde r t he
di rect i ve
on
wast e
el ect ri c al
and
el ect roni c
equi p m ent
(W EEE).
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cf m ? C L= en& Do
s Id =187011
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / rapi d/ pressR el eas es Act i on.do? reference = IP
/ 04/ 1517&form at = H TM L&a ged=0 &l an guage=EN & g ui La n gu age
=en
2. P roposal for t he European P arl i am en t and C ounci l Di rec t i ve
am endi ng Di r ect i ve 94/ 62/ EC on packagi n g and pack a gi ng
was t e (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce: 2004/ 004 5/ C OD

state reach ed : 17 -11 -2004 EP opi ni on 1. rdg

co mmen ts :
The Europe an P arl i am ent adopt ed a resol ut i on draft ed b y
Doret t e C OR BEY(P ES , N L) and appr oved t he C om m i ssi on
proposal wi t h a fe w am endm ent s.
At t he t i m e when t he pro posal for t he revi sed pack a gi ng
di rect i ve
w as
sub m i t t ed
to
P arl i am ent
and
t he
C oun ci l ,
acc es si on ne got i at i ons wi t h t he 10 accedi n g st at es we re on
goi n g and t he proposal di d not t herefore cont ai n spec i fi c
deadl i nes for t he ne w count ri es. Howev er, t hose coun t ri es had
gi ven a si gnal duri ng t he con ci l i at i on procedur e, i n t hat t he y
had m ade r equest s for t em pora r y dero gat i ons t o run up u nt i l
7
cert ai n dat es, whi c h were m ent i oned i n R eci t al
6 of the
revi s ed packa gi n g d i rect i ve. R at her t ha n t he bl anket deadl i ne
of 3 1 De cem be r 2 012 for al l t he ne w Mem ber St at es, t he
C om m i ssi on proposal shoul d set di ff e rent i at ed de adl i nes as
m ent i oned i n R eci t al 6 of t he revi sed di rect i ve, nam el y: not
l at er t han 31 D ec e m ber 2012 for C ypr us, t he C z ech R epubl i c,
Es t oni a,
Hungar y,
Li t huan i a,
S l ova ki a
and
S l oveni a;
31
Decem b er 2013 for Mal t a; 31 D ecem b er 2014 fo r P ol and; a nd
31 Decem b er 2015 f or Lat vi a.
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / pr el ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =189290
IV. Industrial pollution and risk management
1. P roposal for a R e gul at i on of t he Euro pean P arl i am ent and of
t he C ounci l con ce rni ng t he est abl i shm ent of a Europ ean
P ol l ut ant R el ease and Trans fer R e gi st e r a nd am endi n g C ou nci l
Di rect i ves 91/ 689/ E EC and 96/ 61/ EC (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren c e: C OM (20 04) 634

s tage reach ed :
0 7-10 -2004 -Adopt i o n b y C om m i ssi on
0 7-10 -2004 - Transm i ssi on t o EP
0 7-10 -2004 - Transm i ssi on t o C ounci l

co mmen ts :
The Europe an C om m i ssi on i s present i ng t hi s proposal i n a bi d
to
enhanc e
publ i c
ac cess
to
envi ronm ent al
i nform at i on
t hrough t he est abl i shm ent of a coherent , i nt egrat ed, Europ e an wi de "P ol l ut ant R el ease and Transf er R egi st e r" (P RTR ).
8
S uch a t ool shoul d hel p cont ri but e t o p revent i n g and r educ i ng
overal l
pol l ut i on
envi ronm ent al
as
wel l
d eci si on
as
o f feri n g
m akers,
useful
when
d at a
to
form ul at i ng
envi ronm ent al pol i c y. Th e propos al i s bei ng pres ent ed t o t he
C ounci l and European P arl i am ent wi t hi n t he cont ex t of t he
UN-EC E P rot ocol o n P RTR , whi ch w as a gr eed upon i n Ki ev,
M a y 2003. T he C om m i ssi on has based m uch of t he pre sent
proposal on t he UN -EC E P RTR t hus all owi ng fo r a coher e nt ,
i nt egr at ed Eu ropean P RTR , whi ch has t he furt he r adv ant a ge of
bei ng ful l y i n l i ne wi t h t he UN agree d re gi st er. On ce a gr eed
upon, t he Europ ean P RTR woul d fu l l y succe ed t he ex i st ing
"Europ ean P ol l ut ant Em i ssi on R egi st er" or EP ER (based on
C om m i ssi on
Deci si on2000/ 479/ EC )
and
t he
" Int e gr a t ed
P ol l ut i on P revent i on and C ont rol " i ns t rum ent or IP P C (b a sed
on C ounci l Di rect i ve 96/ 61/ EC ).The C om m i ssi on not es t hat t he
ex i s t i ng EP ER al read y i m pl em ent s m a n y ke y el em ent s of t he
UN P rot ocol , such as ha rm oni sed r eport i ng rul es, pu bl i c
acc es si bi l i t y b y el e ct roni c m eans, bro a d covera ge of sour ces
and pol l ut i ng subst a nces. Up gradi n g t he EP ER i nt o a Eu rop ean
P RTR wil l not entai l a n y conc ept ual change.
i nt roduced
t hrou gh
t he
P RTR
wi l l
i ncl ude
New asp ect s
fa ci l i t at i ng
m eas ures su ch as what subst ances ne ed t o be report e d on,
covera ge of l and re l ease, cove ra ge of off -si t e wast e t r ansfe rs,
covera ge of rel e ases from di ffuse source s, pub l i c part i ci pat ion
and l ast l y, peri odi c report i n g requi r em e nt s.
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L = en& Do
s Id =191789#366956 %23366956
V. Chemicals and genetically modified organisms
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1 . P roposal for a R e gul at i on of t he Euro pean P arl i am ent and of
t he
C ounci l
Aut hori sat i on
concerni n g
and
t he
R egi st rat i on,
R est ri ct i on
of
C hem i cal s
Eval uat i on,
(R e ach),
es t abl i shi ng a Eur opean C hem i cal s Agenc y and am en di ng
Di rect i ve 1999/ 45/ EC and R egul at i on (EC ) {on P ersi st ent
Organi c P ol l ut ant s} (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce: 2003 / 025 6/ C OD

stage reach ed : 20 -1 2 -2004 -Di scussi ons at C ounci l
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =186450
2 . P roposal for a Di rect i ve of t he Europ ean P arl i am ent and of
t he C ou nci l am ending C ounci l Di rect i ve 67/ 548/ EEC i n order
t o adapt i t t o R egul at i on (EC ) of t he European P arl i am ent and
of
t he
C ounci l
concerni n g
the
re gi st rat i on,
ev al uat i on,
aut hori sat i on and re st ri ct i on of chem i ca l s (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce: 2003/ 02 57/ C OD

stage reach ed : 20 -1 2 -2004 -Di scussi ons at C ounci l
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =186451
3. Draft P roposal for a C oun ci l D eci si on conc erni n g t he
pl aci ng
on
t he
m arket ,
in
ac cor dance
wi t h
Di r ec t i ve
2001/ 18/ EC of t he European P arl i am en t and of t he C ounci l, of
an oi l seed rape p roduct ( Br assi ca n apus L., GT73 l i ne)
10
gen et i cal l y
m odi fi ed
for
t ol eran ce
to
t he
herbi ci de
gl yphosat e (i n p rep arati on )


ref eren ce: C OM ( 2 004) 572
stage reach ed : 20 -1 2 -2004 -Di s cussi ons at C ounci l
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =191695#368892 %23368892
VI. Financial measures
1 . P roposal for a R egul at i on of t he Euro pea n P arl i am ent and of
t he C ounci l C once rni ng t he Fi nan ci a l Inst rum ent for t he
Envi ronm ent ( LIF E +) (i n p rep arati on )

ref eren ce: 2004/ 021 8/ C OD

stage reach ed : 20 -1 2 -2004 -Di scussi ons at C ounci l
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / europa.eu.i nt / prel ex / det ai l _dossi er_real . cfm ? C L= en& Do
s Id =191760#368893 %2336889 3
VII. Case law
1. Case C -277/ 02 ,
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J udgm ent of t he C ourt (Fi rst C ham ber ), 16 Decem b er 2004
R eferen ce for a pr e l i m i nar y rul i ng und er Art i cl e 234 EC from
t he Oberv erw al t ungsge ri cht R hei nl and - P fal z (Germ an y), m ade
b y de ci si on of 3 J ul y 2002, re cei ved o n 29 J ul y 2002, i n t he
proceedi n gs:
E U-Wood -Trad i n g
G mb H
v
S ond erab f al l -Man agemen t -
Ges el l sch af t Rh ei n l an d -Pf al z mb H ,
T h e Cou rt ( Fi rst C h amb er ) h ereb y ru l es:
1. T h e f i rst i n d en t of Arti cl e 7(4 )(a) of Cou n ci l Regu l ati on
(E E C) No 259/ 93 of 1 Feb ru ary 1993 o n th e su p ervi si on an d
con trol of sh i p men ts of w aste w i th in , i n to an d ou t of th e
E u rop ean Co mmu n i ty, as a men d ed b y Co mmi ssi on Deci si on s
98/ 368/ E C of 18 May 1998 an d 1999/ 816/ E C of 24 Novemb er
1999, i s to b e i n ter p reted as mean i n g th at th e ob jec ti on s to
a s h i p men t of w aste f or re covery w h i ch th e comp e t en t
au th ori ti es of di spatch an d of d esti n ati on are e mp ow ere d to
rai s e may b e b ased on con si d erati on s con n ected n ot on l y to
th e
actu al
tran sp ort
of
th e
w aste
in
each
co mp et en t
au th ori ty’s area o f ju ri sd i cti on b u t a l so on th e reco very
p l an n ed f or th at shi p men t.
2. T h e f i rst i n d en t of Arti cl e 7(4 ) (a) of Regu l ati on No
259/ 93, as amen d e d b y Deci si on s 98/368 an d 1999/ 816, i s to
b e i n terp ret ed as mean i n g th at f or th e p u rp oses of an
ob jecti on to a sh i pmen t of w aste th e c omp e ten t au th ori ty of
d i s p atch may, i n assessi n g th e eff ects on h eal th an d th e
en vi ron men t of th e recov ery en vi saged at th e d esti n ati on ,
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p rovi d ed i t co mp l i es w i th th e p ri n ci p l e of p rop orti on al i ty,
rel y on th e cri t er i a to w h i ch , to avoi d su ch eff ects, th e
recov ery of w aste i s su b ject i n th e State of d i sp atch , even
w h ere th ose cri t eri a are st ri cte r th an th ose i n f orce i n th e
State of d esti n ati on .
3. T h e secon d i nden t of Arti cl e 7(4) (a) of Regu l ati on No
259/ 93, as amen d e d b y Deci si on s 98/368 an d 1999/ 816, i s to
b e i n terp re ted as mean i n g th at a co mp e ten t au th ori ty of
d i s p atch may n ot rel y on th ose provi si on s to rai se an
ob jecti on to a sh i pmen t of w aste b ased on th e f act th at th e
p l an n ed recove ry d oes n ot comp l y w i th th e n ati on al l aw s
an d regu l ati on s f or p rote c ti on of the en vi ron men t, p u b l i c
ord er, p u b l i c saf ety or h eal th p rote cti o n .
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / curi a.eu.i nt / j uri sp/ cgi bi n/ form .pl? l ang=en &S ubm i t =S ubm i t &docrequi r e=al l docs & nu
m aff=C 277%2F02 &dat e fs= &dat e fe= &nom usuel =&dom ai n e= &m ot s=&r
es m ax =100
2 . Case C -79/ 03
J udgm ent of t he C ourt (S econd C ham be r)9 De cem ber 20 04
Act i on un der A rt i cl e 226 EC for fai l ur e t o ful fi l l obl i gat i ons,
brought on 21 Febru ar y 2003,
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Co mmi ssi on of th e E u rop ean Commu n i ti es, repr esent ed b y G.
Val ero J ordana, act i ng as A gent , wi t h an address for servi c e i n
Lux em bourg,
appl i cant ,
v
Ki n gd om of S p ai n , repre s ent ed b y N. Dí az Abad, act i n g as
Agent , wi t h an addr ess for servi ce i n Lu x em bourg,
defendant ,
T h e Cou rt (S econ d Ch amb e r) h ereb y :
1. Decl ares th at, b y al l ow i n g h un ti n g u si n g l i med tw i gs i n
th e Commu n i ty of Val en ci a b y mean s of th e meth od k n own
as ‘p aran y’, th e Ki n gd om of S p ain has f ail ed to f ul f il i ts
ob l i gati on s
u n d er
Arti cl es
8(1)
and
9(1)
of
Coun ci l
Di rec ti ve 79/ 409/ E E C of 2 Ap ri l 1979 on th e con servati o n of
w i ld b i rd s.
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / curi a.eu.i nt / j uri sp/ cgi bi n/ form .pl? l ang=en &S ubm i t =S ubm i t &docrequi r e=al l docs & nu
m aff=C 79%2F03 &dat e fs= & dat efe =&nom usu el = &dom ai ne =&m ot s= &re
s m ax =100
3. I n Case C -420/ 02,
J udgm ent of t he C ourt (Fi rst C ham ber ) 18 Novem ber 2004
Act i on under Art i cl e 226 EC for fai l ure t o ful fi l obl i gat i ons,
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brought on 21 Nov e m ber 2002,
Co mmi ssi on of th e E u rop ean Commu n i ti es , represent ed b y
M . Konst ant i ni di s, act i ng as A gent , wi t h an address for se rvi ce
i n Lux em bourg,
appl i cant ,
v
H el l en i c Rep u b l i c , repr esent ed b y E. S kandal ou, act i n g as
Agent , wi t h an addr ess for ser vi ce i n Lu x em bourg,
defendant ,
T h e Cou rt ( Fi rst C h amb er ) h ereb y:
1. Decl ares th at, b y f ai l in g to tak e th e n ecessary measu res
to en su re th at w aste d ep osi ted at th e ‘ Pe ra Gal i n i ’ si te i n
th e p ref ectu re of H erak l i on w i l l b e recovered or d i sp osed of
w i th ou t en d an gerin g h u man h eal th , w i th ou t ri sk to w ater,
ai r, s oi l , p l an ts and an i mal s an d wi thou t cau si n g a n ui san ce
th rou gh n oi se or od ou rs, an d b y gran ti n g a p er mi t to
op erate
th at
i n st al l ati on
w h i ch
does
n ot
con tai n
th e
n eces sary i n f or mat i on , th e H el l en i c Rep u b l i c h as f ai l ed to
f u lf i l i ts ob l i gati on s un d er Arti cl es 4 and 9 of Coun ci l
Di rec ti ve 75/ 442/ E E C on w aste, as amen d ed b y Cou n ci l
Di rec ti ve 91/ 156/ E E C.
I n f ormati on f rom t h e w eb si te:
ht t p: / / curi a.eu.i nt / j uri sp/ cgi bi n/ form .pl? l ang=en &S ubm i t =S ubm i t &docrequi r e=al l docs & nu
m aff=C 420%2F02 &dat e fs= &dat e fe= &nom usuel =&dom ai n e= &m ot s=&r
es m ax =100
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