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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Conseil d’État (Belgium) – Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment – Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources – Annulment of a national rule found to be contrary to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ 2001 L 197, p. 30) – Possibility of maintaining, for a short period, the effects of that rule

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 191 : paragraph 55
• TEU, Article 4 -P3 : paragraph 43
• Directive 85/337 -A04 : paragraph 10
• Directive 85/337 -N1 : paragraph 11
• Directive 91/676 -A01 : paragraph 3
• Directive 91/676 -A03P1 : paragraph 4
• Directive 91/676 -A03P2 : paragraph 4
• Directive 91/676 -A04P1LA : paragraph 5
• Directive 91/676 -A05 : paragraphs 6, 50 - 52, 63
• Directive 91/676 -A05P1 : paragraph 52
• Directive 91/676 -N3 : paragraph 52
• Directive 91/676 -N3PT2L2LA : paragraph 50
• Directive 2001/42 -A01 : paragraph 40
• Directive 2001/42 -A02 : paragraphs 8, 51
• Directive 2001/42 -A03 : paragraph 9
• Directive 2001/42 -A03P2LA : paragraph 52
• Decision 2008/96 -A10 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/60 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/88 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/90 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/95 : paragraph 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -435/97 : paragraph 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/02 : paragraphs 42 - 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -176/03 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -221/03 : paragraphs 54, 56
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -188/07 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/09 : paragraphs 40, 41, 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -188/10 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/10 : paragraph 40

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 91/676
• Interprets : Directive 91/676 -A05
• Interprets : Directive 2001/42

Opinion

• TFEU, Article 4 -P3 : point 31
  
• TFEU, Article 263 : point 20
  
• TFEU, Article 264 -L2 : point 20
  
• TFEU, Article 267 : point 20
  
• Directive 85/337 : point 31
  
• Directive 91/676 : points 3, 8 - 48
  
• Directive 2001/42 : points 2, 7, 8 - 48
  
• Directive 2001/42 -A01 : points 10, 37
  
• Directive 2001/42 -C4 : points 11, 37
  
• Directive 2001/42 -C5 : points 11, 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/64 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -106/77 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/89 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -312/93 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/00 : point 4
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/00 : point 4
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -473/00 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/02 : points 31, 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -221/03 : points 4, 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -212/04 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/04 : points 19, 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/04 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -432/05 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -409/06 : points 17 - 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -526/08 : point 4
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -105/09 : point 41
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -241/09 : point 14
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/09 : point 5
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -115/09 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -241/09 : point 14
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -246/09 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/09 : point 12
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -43/10 : point 41
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -567/10 : point 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -188/10 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/10 : point 41
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 26/01/2011

Date of the Opinion

• 08/12/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

28/02/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 113 from 09.04.2011, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 118 from 21.04.2012, p.6

Name of the parties

Inter-Environnement Wallonie and Terre wallonne

Notes on Academic Writings

1. De Waele, H.C.F.J.A.: Jurisprudentie bestuursrecht 2012 nº 99 (NL)
2. Gazin, Fabienne: Directive, Europe 2012 Avril Comm. nº 4 p.14 (FR)
3. Koufaki, Ioanna: Stratigiki ektimisi epiptoseon schedion kai programmaton sto perivallon, Nomiko Vima 2012 p.461-462 (EL)
4. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Maintien provisoire d'une norme nationale incompatible avec le droit de l'Union, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2012 p.995-996 (FR)
5. Feliziani, Chiara: Gli effetti della sentenza di annullamento tra legalità, effettività della tutela e principio di autonomia procedurale degli Stati membri. Il punto di vista della Corte di giustizia, Il Foro amministrativo 2012 p. 3103-3116 (IT)
6. Lock, Tobias: Are there exceptions to a Member State's duty to comply with the requirements of a Directive?: Inter-Environnement Wallonie, Common Market Law Review 2013 p.217-230 (EN)
7. Jans, J.H.: Milieu en recht 2013 p.526 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Conseil d'État - Belgium

Subject-matter

• Environment
  
• - Pollution
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon 15/02/2007

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German