Commission of the European Communities v. Ireland Pays/Territoire Union européenne Type de cour Cour internationale Date Mai 30, 2006 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal European Court of Justice Siège de la cour Luxembourg Juge SkourisJannTimmermansMalenovskýPuissochetSchintgenColnericvon BahrCunha RodriguesIlesicKluckaLõhmusLevits Numéro de référence C-459/03 Langue Anglais Sujet Mer, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Règlement des différends Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Pollution de la mer Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Cour/tribunaux Énergie nucléaire Pollution marine (d'origine tellurique) Relations internationales/coopération Résumé Ireland instituted dispute-settlement proceedings before the arbitral tribunal of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the MOX plant located at Sellafield (United Kingdom). The MOX plant is situated on the coast of the Irish Sea and recycles nuclear material. Ireland stated that the United Kingdom had breached its obligations under the convention by failing to take the necessary measures to prevent pollution of the marine environment of the Irish Sea. The Commission of the European Community commenced an action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfill obligations. It claimed that, by bringing proceedings against the United Kingdom under the Convention, Ireland had failed to respect the exclusive jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) under Article 292 EC to rule on any dispute concerning the interpretation and application of Community law. The ECJ found that the provisions in question were to a large extent regulated by community measures and thus formed part of the community legal order. The Court therefore had jurisdiction to deal with disputes relating to the interpretation and application of those provisions. The court held that Ireland had failed to meet its obligation to respect the exclusive jurisdiction of the ECJ and had breached community law. Texte intégral Commission of the European Communities v. Ireland 30-05-2006 en.pdf Site web curia.europa.eu