Reports of Cases

2009 I-00172*

Pub somm

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement, so far as domestic wastewater discharged by septic tanks is concerned, of Articles 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ 1975 L 194, p. 39), as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 (OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32) – Waste not covered by other legislation

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 75/442 : paragraphs 1, 7, 35, 47, 48, 60, 66, 70, 74, 77, 78, 80, 81
• Directive 75/442 -A01 : paragraphs 2, 33
• Directive 75/442 -A02P1 : paragraph 3
• Directive 75/442 -A02P1LB : paragraphs 37, 59, 82, 83
• Directive 75/442 -A02P1LBLIV : paragraphs 34, 45
• Directive 75/442 -A04 : paragraphs 4, 37, 38, 46, 49, 50, 73, 83, 85
• Directive 75/442 -A04L1T2 : paragraph 67
• Directive 75/442 -A08 : paragraphs 5, 37, 38, 46, 49, 83, 85
• Directive 75/442 -A13 : paragraph 6
• Directive 75/442 -A15 : paragraph 46
• Directive 75/442 -N1 : paragraph 33
• Directive 75/442 -N2A : paragraph 49
• Directive 75/442 -N2B : paragraph 49
• Directive 80/68 : paragraph 36
• Directive 91/156 : paragraph 1
• Directive 91/271 : paragraph 36
• Decision 2000/532 : paragraph 33
• Directive 2006/12 : paragraph 7
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -9/00 : paragraph 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/01 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/03 : paragraph 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -252/05 : paragraphs 34, 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -456/05 : paragraph 57

Operative part

• Reference : Directive 75/442 -A04
• Reference : Directive 75/442 -A08

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 06/05/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

29/10/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 197 from 02.08.2008, p.7

Judgment: OJ C 312 from 19.12.2009, p.7

Name of the parties

Commission v Ireland

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Tshitende wa Mpinda, Willy: Déchets, Revue juridique de l'environnement 2010 p.177-178
2. Curtil, Olivier: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire 2009 - La gestion des politiques communautaires par les États membres - La compétence des États membres en matière environnementale, Revue de droit rural 2010 nº 387 p.38-40

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Environment
  
• - Waste
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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