Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-543/16European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
- Decided
- 2018-06-21
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2018:481
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0543
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 91/676/EEC — Article 5(5) and (7) — Annex II, A, points 1 to 3 and 5 — Annex III(1), points 1 to 3, and (2) — Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources — Inadequacy of measures in force — Supplemental or enhanced measures — Review of the action programme — Limitation of land application — Balanced fertilisation — Periods of land application — Capacity of tanks for storing manure — Land application on steeply-sloping surfaces and on frozen or snow-covered land.
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