Commission of the European Communities v.United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,supported by:French Republic País/Territorio Unión Europea Tipo de la corte Otros Fecha Apr 12, 2005 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal European Court of Justice Sede de la corte Luxembourg Juez Skouris, V.Jann, P.Timmermans, C.W.A.Rosas, A.Silva de Lapuerta, R.Borg Barthet, A.Colneric, N.von Bahr, S.Cunha,Rodrigues, J.N.Kuris, P.Juhász, E.Arestis, G.Ileic, M.Geelhoed, L.A. Idioma Inglés Materia Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Normas sobre efluentes residuales Residuos peligrosos Sustancias peligrosas Energía nuclear Normas Conservación del ecosistema Eliminación de desechos Resumen The ECJ ruled that military installations fall outside the scope of the EU Euratom Treaty on nuclear matters. The judgement opens up a gap in EU safeguards on how member states manage radioactive waste and marks a rare legal defeat for the European Commission, which complained that the UK government had failed to inform it of plans to decommission a military nuclear reactor in London. Article 37 of Euratom Treaty requires member states to provide information on "any plan for the disposal of radioactive waste" to enable the EU executive to assess whether neighbouring countries could suffer radioactive contamination. The Court notes that the treaty's preamble makes it clear that it aims to promote the use of nuclear energy "for peaceful purposes". Given also the absence of any derogation laying down detailed rules to protect member states' "essential interests", "activities falling within the military sphere are outside the scope" of Euratom.