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L. Nederhoff & Zonen v. Dijkgraaf en Hoogheemraden van het Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland

Country/Territory
European Union
Type of court
International court
Date
Sep 29, 1999
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
European Court of Justice
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Judge
P.J.G.
Kapteyn, G
Hirsch (Rapporteur), R.
Schintgen, A.
Saggio
Reference number
C-232/97
Language
Dutch
Subject
Water, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Emission standards Water quality standards Environmental standards Hazardous substances Standards Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste standards Noise standards Effluent waste water/discharge
Abstract
The term 'discharge' in Article 1(2)(d) of Directive 76/464 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community includes the placing by a person in surface water of wooden posts treated with creosote. Directive 76/464 allows Member States to make the authorisation of a discharge subject to the investigation or choice of alternative solutions which have less impact on the environment, even though this is not provided for in that directive and the criteria for such authorisation may make the actual granting impossible or altogether impossible.
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