Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-390/07European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Decided
- 2009-12-10
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2009:765
- CELEX
- 62007CJ0390
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 91/271/EEC - Urban waste water treatment - Article 3(1) and (2), Article 5(1) to (3) and (5) and Annexes I and II - Initial failure to identify sensitive areas - Concept of ‘eutrophication’ - Criteria - Burden of proof - Relevant date when considering the evidence - Implementation of collection obligations - Implementation of more stringent treatment of discharges into sensitive areas.
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