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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 July 2018

Bosphorus Queen Shipping Ltd Corp. v Rajavartiolaitos

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Montego Bay Convention — Article 220(6) — Enforcement by the coastal State — Jurisdiction of the Court to interpret provisions of international law — Directive 2005/35/EC — Ship-source pollution — Article 7(2) — Marpol Convention 73/78 — Oil spill in the exclusive economic zone from a foreign vessel in transit — Circumstances in which a coastal State may instigate proceedings against a foreign vessel — Freedom of navigation — Protection of the marine environment — Major damage or threat of major damage to the coastline, related interests or any resources in the territorial sea or exclusive economic zone — Clear objective evidence)

Case C-15/17

Documents in the Case

Document

Date

Name of the parties

Subject-matter

Curia

EUR-Lex

Autres Liens

Judgment (OJ)

24/08/2018

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Environment
- Pollution

Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:557

11/07/2018

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Environment
- Pollution

Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:557

11/07/2018

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Environment
- Pollution

Application (OJ)

03/03/2017

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Environment
- Pollution

Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:123

28/02/2018

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Environment
- Pollution

Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

3 Legal proceedings
3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice

4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.07 Transport
4.07.04 Maritime transport

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

TEU, Article 4 -P3 : paragraph 45
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) : paragraphs 43 - 45, 47
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A01 : paragraph 12
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A56 : paragraph 13
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A58 : paragraph 14
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A61P1 : paragraph 15
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A61P2 : paragraph 15
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A61P3 : paragraphs 15, 83
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A61P4 : paragraphs 15, 42, 83
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A194P5 : paragraph 16
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A211P1 : paragraph 17
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A211P7 : paragraph 17
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220 : paragraph 53
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P3 : paragraphs 18, 51, 54, 55, 58, 62, 105
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P4 : paragraph 18
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P5 : paragraphs 18, 54, 57 - 59, 85, 86, 89 - 92
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P6 : paragraphs 1, 18, 42, 49 - 52, 59, 60, 62, 65, 66, 68, 72 - 75, 77 - 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91 - 94, 97, 101 - 103, 105, 106, 108, 114 - 118
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A221 : paragraph 19
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A237 : paragraphs 20, 48
Decision 98/392 : paragraph 11
Directive 2005/35 : paragraph 45
Directive 2005/35 -A01 : paragraph 25
Directive 2005/35 -A01P2 : paragraphs 42, 109 - 111, 113, 118
Directive 2005/35 -A03P1LB : paragraph 26
Directive 2005/35 -A03P1LD : paragraph 26
Directive 2005/35 -A07P2 : paragraphs 1, 27, 42, 49, 50, 65, 66, 79, 80, 84, 85, 92, 93, 102, 103, 108, 109, 112, 114, 116
Directive 2005/35 -C1 : paragraph 24
Directive 2005/35 -C2 : paragraph 24
Directive 2005/35 -C3 : paragraph 24
Directive 2005/35 -C4 : paragraph 24
Directive 2005/35 -C12 : paragraph 24
Directive 2009/123 : paragraph 1
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N42 : paragraph 44
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N47 : paragraph 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N52 : paragraph 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N58 : paragraph 63
Court of Justice - Judgment C -188/07 -N85 : paragraph 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/16 -N58 : paragraph 67

Operative part

Interprets : Directive 2005/35 -A01P2
Interprets : Directive 2005/35 -A07P2
Interprets : Directive 2009/123

Opinion

Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A01 : point 11
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A02 : point 53
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A03 : point 53
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A17 : point 53
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A56 : points 12, 55
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A57 : point 55
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A58 : points 13, 55
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A61P4 : points 35, 78
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A136 : point 63
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A192 : point 15
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A217 : points 16, 53, 61
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220 : points 2, 17, 43, 58, 84, 103
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P3 : points 18, 56, 59 - 61, 82, 83, 85 - 87, 89, 90, 99
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P4 : points 18, 56, 59 - 61
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P5 : points 18, 35, 56, 59 - 61, 82, 83, 85 - 91, 98
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A220P6 : points 1, 18, 35, 37, 38, 49, 56, 59 - 61, 66, 68 - 71, 73, 75, 79 - 83, 85, 86, 89 - 93, 95 - 99, 101, 104, 105, 107, 108, 111 - 114
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A221 : points 57, 58
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A228 : point 60
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A228P1 : point 60
Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21998A0623(01) -A237P1 : point 112
Directive 2005/35 : points 19, 42, 99
Directive 2005/35 -A01 : point 21
Directive 2005/35 -A01P1 : point 22
Directive 2005/35 -A01P2 : points 35, 109, 111, 113, 114
Directive 2005/35 -A07 : point 23
Directive 2005/35 -A07P2 : points 1, 35, 37, 38, 66, 80, 81, 93, 108 - 114
Directive 2005/35 -A08 : point 96
Directive 2005/35 -C2 : points 20, 58
Directive 2005/35 -C3 : point 20
Directive 2005/35 -C5 : point 111
Directive 2008/56 -C44 : point 78
Regulation 1380/2013 -C13 : point 78
Regulation 1380/2013 -C22 : point 78
Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52003PC0092 -PT4.2 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/72 -N18 : point 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -181/73 -N4 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -181/73 -N5 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -181/73 -N6 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/92 -N16 : point 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N42 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N43 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N48 : point 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N52 : point 42
Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/06 -N58 : point 51
Court of Justice - Judgment C -533/08 -N60 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -533/08 -N61 : point 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -240/09 -N30 : point 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -537/11 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -537/11 -N47 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -537/11 -N48 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -481/13 -N22 : point 45
Court of Justice - Opinion 2/15 -N248 : point 45
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N18 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N19 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N20 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N21 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N22 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N23 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N24 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N25 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N26 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N27 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N28 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N29 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N30 : point 78
Court of Justice - Opinion C -683/16 -N31 : point 78

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

13/01/2017

Date of the Opinion

28/02/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

11/07/2018

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 319 from 10.09.2018, p.5

Application: OJ C 86 from 20.03.2017, p.17

Name of the parties

Bosphorus Queen Shipping

Notes on Academic Writings

Rajot, Bénédicte: Quand la liberté des mers s'efface au profit de la lutte contre la pollution environnementale, Le droit maritime français 2019 p.262-269 (FR)
Gautier, Philippe: C.J.U.E., 11 juillet 2018 (Bosphorus Queen Shipping Ltd Corp. c. Rajavartiolaitos), C-15/17, ECLI:EU:C:2018:557 (renvoi préjudiciel), Aménagement - Environnement 2019 N°1 p.27-30 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Korkein oikeus - Finland

Subject-matter

Environment
- Pollution
External relations
- international agreements
Transport

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer (10/12/1982), article 220, paragraphe 6

Procedure and result

Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Wahl

Language(s) of the Case

Finnish

Language(s) of the Opinion

English