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Document 62006CJ0440
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 October 2007. # Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/271/EEC - Pollution and nuisance - Treatment of urban waste water - Articles 3 and 4. # Case C-440/06.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 October 2007.
Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/271/EEC - Pollution and nuisance - Treatment of urban waste water - Articles 3 and 4.
Case C-440/06.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 October 2007.
Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/271/EEC - Pollution and nuisance - Treatment of urban waste water - Articles 3 and 4.
Case C-440/06.
European Court Reports 2007 I-00145*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2007:642
- Date of document:
- 25/10/2007
- Date lodged:
- 19/10/2006
- Author:
- Court of Justice
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Greece
- Form:
- Judgment
- Authentic language:
- Greek
- Type of procedure:
- Action for failure to fulfil obligations
- Defendant:
- Greece
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- Ilešič
- Advocate General:
- Kokott
- Treaty:
- Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
- Link
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- Case affecting:
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- Failure concerning 31991L0271 A03
- Failure concerning 31991L0271 A04
- Affected by case:
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- Proceedings concerning failure by Member States 62014CJ0167
- Instruments cited in case law:
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- 11997E226: N 27
- 31991L0271-A01: N 2
- 31991L0271-A03: N 1 15 21 - 23 30 33
- 31991L0271-A03P1L1T1: N 3 14
- 31991L0271-A04: N 1 24 32 33
- 31991L0271-A04P1: N 25
- 31991L0271-A04P1T1: N 4 14
- 31991L0271-A04P4: N 4 13
- 31991L0271: N 17
- 31991Q0704(02)-A69P2: N 35
- 62001CJ0494: N 27 28
- 62003CJ0508: N 27 28
- 62005CJ0032: N 16
- 62005CJ0219: N 25
- Notes relating to the decision:
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- Kaymenaki, Elina: Theoria & Praxi Dioikitikou Dikaiou 2008 p.95-96
- Subject matter:
- Case law directory code:
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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 – Commission v Greece
(Case C‑440/06)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 91/271/EEC – Pollution and nuisance – Treatment of urban waste water – Articles 3 and 4
1. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 16)
2. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Proof of failure – Burden of proof on the Commission (Art. 226 EC) (see paras 27-28)
Re:
| Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Breach of Articles 3 and 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40) – Failure to have ensured appropriate treatment of urban waste water in 24 agglomerations. |
Operative part
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to ensure that the agglomerations of Artemida, Chrysoupoli, Igoumenitsa, Heraklion (Crete), Katerini, Koropi, Lefkimmi, Litochoro (Prieria), Malia, Markopoulo, Megara, Nea Kidonia (Crete), Navpaktos, Nea Makri, Parikia (Paros), Poros-Galatas, Rafina, Thessaloniki (tourist zone), Tripoli, Zakynthos, Alexandria (Imathia), Edessa and Kalymnos are, where appropriate, provided with collecting systems for urban waste water meeting the requirements of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water and/or urban waste water treatment systems satisfying the requirements of Article 4 of that directive, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those articles. |
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Dismisses the remainder of the action. |
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Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs. |
