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Commission of the European Communities,represented by L.Strom and X. Lewis v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,represented by P.Ormond and C.Jackson

País/Territorio
Unión Europea
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Apr 12, 2005
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
European Court of Justice
Sede de la corte
Luxembourg
Juez
Geelhoed, L.A.
Número de referencia
ECR[2005] I-02477
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Actividades militares Residuos radiactivos Residuos peligrosos
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.
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