Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 September 2021

European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 91/271/EEC – Articles 4, 5, 10 and 15 – Urban waste water treatment – Secondary or equivalent treatment of urban waste water from agglomerations of certain dimensions – More stringent treatment of discharges into sensitive areas – Article 4(3) TEU – Verification of data provided by the Member States – Obligation of sincere cooperation

Case C-22/20


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
22/10/2021 Commission v Sweden (Stations d’épuration)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:669
02/09/2021 Commission v Sweden (Stations d’épuration)
Application (OJ)
28/02/2020 Commission v Sweden (Stations d’épuration)
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:250
25/03/2021 Commission v Sweden (Stations d’épuration)
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Reports of Cases

not yet published (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
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.03 Obligation of good faith


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/01/2020

Date of the Opinion

  • 25/03/2021

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

02/09/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Commission v Sweden (Stations d’épuration)

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
  • - Pollution

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

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rodin

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • Swedish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German