Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 28 March 2019

European Commission v Ireland

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 91/271/EEC — Collection and treatment of urban waste water — Exceptional circumstances — Best technical knowledge not entailing excessive costs — Principle that the costs should be proportionate — Burden of proof — Means of proof

Case C-427/17


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/05/2019 Commission v Ireland (System for collecting and treating waste water)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:269
28/03/2019 Commission v Ireland (System for collecting and treating waste water)
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:C:2019:269
28/03/2019 Commission v Ireland (System for collecting and treating waste water)
Application (OJ)
18/08/2017 Commission v Ireland (System for collecting and treating waste water)
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Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
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
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


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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

  • 14/07/2017

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

28/03/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 187 from 03.06.2019, p.14

Application: OJ C 293 from 04.09.2017, p.24

Name of the parties

Commission v Ireland (System for collecting and treating waste water)

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

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
  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

dixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Levits

Advocate General

Wahl

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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