ECJ 1. Where, under the procedure provided for by Article 177 of the Treaty, questions are formulated imprecisely, the Court may extract from all the information provided by the national court and from the documents concerning the main proceedings the points of Community law needing to be interpreted, having regard to the subject-matter of the … Continue reading Criminal proceedings against Arcaro: ECJ 26 Sep 1996
ECJ The directive relating to the discharge of dangerous substances into aquatic environments, included the precipitation of contaminated steam onto a water course. Pollution is defined as discharge into the water, and discharge as introduction of listed substances into the water. The contaminated steam settled upon the water and contaminated it. Not to prosecute would … Continue reading A M L Van Rouge v Dagelijks Bestuur Van Het Waterschap De Dommel (Gebr Van Aarle Bv, Third Party): ECJ 15 Oct 1999
ECJ Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to transpose Directives 76/464/EEC, 78/176/EEC, 78/659/EEC, 80/68/EEC, 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC and 86/280/EEC Citations: C-435/99, [2000] EUECJ C-435/99 Links: Bailii European Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.162707
(Judgment) Failure to fulfil obligations – Failure to transpose Directive 76/464/EEC Citations: C-214/96, [1998] EUECJ C-214/96 Links: Bailii Statutes: Directive 76/464/EEC European, Environment Updated: 03 June 2022; Ref: scu.161899
The court emphasised the need for the member states to implement the Directive to reduce pollution from the listed substances. States should also state how they intended to test the implementation and also the time scale for implementation Citations: Gazette 09-Sep-1998, Ecj/Cfi Bulletin 15/98, 14, C-232/95, [1998] EUECJ C-232/95 Links: Bailii, Bailii Statutes: Council Directive … Continue reading EC Commission v Hellenic Republic: ECJ 9 Sep 1998
