C-458/10 European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg Date Jun 9, 2011 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name CJEU - Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 June 2011 Abstract Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 June 2011 – Commission v Luxembourg (Case C-458/10) Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 98/83/EC – Water intended for human consumption – Incomplete, incorrect transposition Approximation of laws – Quality of water intended for human consumption –Directive 98/83 – Implementation by Member States – Authorisation of derogations from the parametric values fixed by the directive – Conditions –National legislation not observing those conditions – Failure to fulfil obligations (Art. 258 TFEU; Council Directive 98/83, Art. 9(3)) (see paras 28-29) Re: Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to transpose correctly and completely Article 9(3)(b), (c) and (e) of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; 2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. Full text eur-lex.europa.eu