Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Austria Country/Territory Austria, European Union, Portugal Type of court International court Date Jan 27, 2005 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Timmermans, C.W.ASilva de Lapuerta, R.Gulmann, C.Arestis, G.Klucka, J.Tizzano, A. Reference number C-15/03 Language German Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Oil Recycling/reuse Waste management Oil pollution Waste disposal Abstract Austria and Portugal have joined a long list of EU Member States condemned by the European Court of Justice for failing to give priority to the recycling or "regeneration" of waste oils under Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils. The rulings' impact could be negligible, however, since the European Commission - which brought the cases - has now indicated that it wants to scrap the very requirement breached by the two Member States. Full text Commission of the European Communities v Austria 20050127.pdf Website curia.europa.eu References Cites Council Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. Legislation | European Union | 1975 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Oil pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX