Kingdom of the Netherlands v.Commission of the European Communities País/Territorio Unión Europea, Países Bajos Tipo de la corte Corte internacional Fecha Jun 27, 2007 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal European Court of Justice Sede de la corte Luxembourg Juez Wiszniewska-Bialecka, I.Moavero Milanesi., E. Número de referencia T-182/06 Idioma Inglés Materia Medio ambiente gen., Aire y atmósfera Palabra clave Reforma legal/armonización/desregulación Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Normas sobre emisión Normas sobre la calidad del aire Contaminación del aire (fuentes fijas) Conservación del ecosistema Seguridad ambiental Control de la contaminación Cuestiones de procedimiento Corte/tribunal Emisiones Normas sobre calidad ambiental Resumen At the moment, Euro 4 norms laid down in Directive 98/69 allow for small particles emissions of up to 25mg/km from passenger cars and small commercial vehicles with diesel engines. The sale of cars that meet the Euro 4 norms cannot be prohibited by member states ex Art. 2(1) of Directive 98/69. The Netherlands asked permission to introduce stricter norms, aimed at limiting emissions to 5mg/km as of 1 January 2007 by means of an obligatory particle filter. The Commission rejected the Dutch request, made under Art. 95(5) EC Treaty. This judgment confirms the Commissions decision. While accepting that the emissions of particulate matter produced by diesel vehicles is acute and leads to not meeting quality norms laid down in Directive 1999/30, adoption of national measures that disrupt the functioning of the internal market is only allowed if the environmental problem is specific to the notifying state. The Dutch ambient air quality problems are not significantly different than those in other regions in the EU, according to the Court. On 1 September 2009 filters will become obligatory throughout the EU because of the new Euro 5 norms adopted on 20 June 2007 in the form of EC Regulation No. 715/2007 that limit emissions to 5mg/km as of 1 September 2009. Meanwhile, 60 percent of diesel cars sold in The Netherlands already are equipped with a filter, no doubt as a result of a subsidy of 600 Euro that buyers receive in this case. Texto completo Kingdom of the Netherlands v.Commission of the European Communities 27-06-2007 english.pdf Página web curia.europa.eu Referencias Cita Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC Legislación | Unión Europea | 1998 Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX