Syndicat professionnel coordination des pêcheurs de l'Etang de Berre et de la région v. Électricité de France Country/Territory European Union, France Type of court International court Date Jul 15, 2004 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Timmermans, President of the Chamber, C.W.A.Puissochet, J.NCunha Rodrigues, R.Schintgen, D.Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,Gulmann, C. Reference number C-213/03 Language French Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Standards Hazardous substances Toxicity/poisoning Environmental standards Ecosystem preservation Public health Effluent waste (industrial sources) Hazardous waste Pollution control Marine pollution (land-based sources) Abstract Article 6(3) of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources, and Article 6(1) of the Protocol as amended at the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Syracuse on 7 and 8 March 1996, have direct effect, so that any interested party (fishermen) is entitled to rely on those provisions before the national courts against polluters. Those same provisions prohibit, without an authorisation issued by the national competent authorities, the discharge into a saltwater marsh communicating with the Mediterranean Sea of substances which, although not toxic, have an adverse effect on the oxygen content of the marine environment. Full text Syndicat professionnel des pecheurs de LEtang de Berre v. Electricite de France english.pdf Syndicat professionnel des pecheurs de LEtang de Berre v. Electricite de France french.pdf Website curia.europa.eu