Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 19 November 2014

The Queen, on the application of: ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Air quality — Directive 2008/50/EC — Limit values for nitrogen dioxide — Obligation to apply for postponement of the deadline by submitting an air quality plan — Penalties

Case C‑404/13


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
09/01/2015 ClientEarth
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2014:2382
19/11/2014 ClientEarth
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2014:2382
19/11/2014 ClientEarth
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2013:805
28/11/2013 ClientEarth
Application (OJ)
06/09/2013 ClientEarth
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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/07/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

19/11/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 26 from 26.01.2015, p.6

Application: OJ C 274 from 21.09.2013, p.14

Name of the parties

ClientEarth

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Pucelj Vidović, Tanja: Iztožljivost vsebine načrta za kakovost zraka, Pravna praksa 2014 nº 48 p.23 (SL)
  2. Thieffry, Patrick: Cour de justice, 2e ch., 19 novembre 2014, ClientEarth c/ Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, aff. C-404/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2382, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.369-371 (FR)
  3. Backes, Ch.: Luchtkwaliteitsplannen; Grenswaarden luchtkwaliteit betekenen resultaatsverplichting; verplichting derogatie aan te vragen; verplichting rechter om bestuur te bevelen luchtkwaliteitsplan op te stellen, Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2015 nº 268-269 (NL)
  4. Ryall, Áine: Enforcing EU Environmental Law against Member States: Air Pollution, National Courts and the Rule of Law, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2015 Nº 2 p.305-308 (EN)
  5. Barritt, Emily: Standing Up for British Lungs: Effective Judicial Enforcement in Environmental Law – R (on the application of ClientEarth) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 2015 p.368-372 (EN)
  6. Roset, Sébastien: Qualité de l'air et effet direct de la directive 2008/50/CE, Europe 2015 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.33-34 (FR)
  7. Thieffry, Patrick: X. Environnement - Cour de justice, 2e ch., 19 novembre 2014, ClientEarth c/ Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, aff. C‑404/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2382, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 369-371 (FR)
  8. Van der Hulle, R. ; Van Heijningen, L.: Het wetgevingsbevel vanuit Unie-rechtelijk perspectief: het debat heropend, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2016 p.11-18 (NL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

  • Environment
  • - Pollution

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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