Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 October 2014

European Commission v Italian Republic

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directives 1999/31/EC and 2008/98/EC — Management plan — Adequate and integrated network of disposal installations — Obligation to put in place waste treatment providing the best result for human health and environmental protection

Case C‑323/13


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Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to take or communicate, within the prescribed period, all the measures necessary to comply with Article 6(a) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182 p. 1), read in conjunction with Article 1(1) of the same directive and with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ 2008 L 312 p. 3)

Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.03 Defences
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 13/06/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

15/10/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 462 from 22.12.2014, p.7

Application: OJ C 252 from 31.08.2013, p.21

Name of the parties

Commission v Italy

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • 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

sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Biltgen

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

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