Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 34 TFEU and 110 TFEU – Directive 94/62/EC – Articles 1(1), 7 and 15 – Distance selling and transport of alcoholic beverages from another Member State – Excise duty on certain beverage packaging – Exemption where packaging is integrated into a deposit and return system – … Continue reading Visnapuu v Kihlakunnansyyttaja: ECJ 12 Nov 2015
Glapswell Colliery had closed. The owners sought to use it for waste disposal by landfill. The objector had obtained judicial review of the permission granted. Held: The intention of the Landfill Directive was to discourage its use other than as a last resort. Though the Directive was part of English law, by affecting the weight … Continue reading Derbyshire Waste Ltd v Blewett and Another: CA 11 Nov 2004
Reference for a preliminary ruling ? Directive 94/62/EC ? Packaging and packaging waste ? Recovery and recycling of waste ? National environmental fund contribution ? National marketing of packaged products and their packaging, without alteration ? ‘Polluter-pays’ principle ? Status of polluter Citations: C-104/17, [2018] EUECJ C-104/17, ECLI:EU:C:2018:188 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Environment Updated: 06 … Continue reading Cali Esprou (Environment – Packaging and Packaging Waste – Judgment): ECJ 15 Mar 2018
ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 94/62/EC – Article 3 – Packaging and packaging waste – Definition – Rolls, tubes and cylinders around which flexible material is wound (‘Roll cores’) – Directive 2013/2/EU – Validity – Amendment by the European Commission of the list of examples of packaging set out … Continue reading Eco-Emballages v Sphere France SAS and Others: ECJ 10 Nov 2016
Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Environment – Waste – Directives 75/442/EEC, 91/156/EEC, 91/689/EEC and 94/62/EC – Waste management plans: ‘ . . considering the objectives pursued by the obligation laid down in Article 7(1) of . .
