Commission of the European Communities v. Italian Republic Pays/Territoire Union européenne, Italie Type de cour Cour internationale Date Nov 23, 2006 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal European Court of Justice Siège de la cour Luxembourg Juge Timmermans, C.W.ASchintgen, R.Kuris, P.Makarczyk, J.Bay Larsen, L.Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, D. Numéro de référence C-486/04 Langue Italien Sujet Environnement gén., Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Normes environnementales EIA Résumé In a case against Italy the Commission challenged Italian exemptions from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive for a waste development facility and a biomass incineration plant project in the village of Massafra in the region of Puglia. On 23 November 2006 the ECJ ruled against Italy stating that waste recovery operations are also covered by the EIA-Directive 85/337/EEC amended by Directive 97/11/EEC. It thus appeared of no relevance that the action of recovering waste is actually beneficial for the environment, because the installations could still have an impact on the environment. Références Cite Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Législation | Union européenne | 1985 Mot clé: EIA, Autorisation/permis, Planification territoriale, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Source: FAO, FAOLEX