In re Arcelor España, S.A., Judgment No. 5087/2009 of July 17, 2009 País/Territorio España Fecha Jul 1, 2009 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Supreme Court of Spain Sede de la corte Administrative Litigation Division Número de referencia Appeal No. 103/2005 Resumen Arcelor España, S.A. (previously known as Arcelaria Corporación Siderúrgica, S.A.) challenged the decision of the Council of Ministers of Spain of January 21, 2005, declaring the individual assignment of emissions credits for the 2005-2007 term. Arcelor argued the decision was void because (1) the European norm on which it was based violated the principles of equality, freedom of enterprise, the right to property, and rule of law; and (2) Spanish Law 1/2005 of March 9th, which transposed the EU’s Directive 2003/87/EC, was also invalid as to its applicability to the iron and steel industry and not to others that compete with the same (e.g. the chemical sector and the sector for non-ferrous metals). The Court rejected Arcelor’s arguments and dismissed its request for remedy.Key environmental legal questions:Sought declaration that both were invalid Texto completo Spain-Arcelor-5087-2009.pdf Página web climatecasechart.com