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Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Finland

Pays/Territoire
Union européenne, Finlande, Suède
Type de cour
Cour internationale
Date
Oct 6, 2009
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
European Court of Justice
Siège de la cour
Luxembourg
Juge
A
A
Ó Caoimh, J,Kluč
ka, U
A
, Arabadjiev J
Kokott.
Numéro de référence
C-335/07
Langue
Finnois
Sujet
Environnement gén., Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Technologie environnementale Santé publique Recyclage/réemploi Normes de qualité de l'eau Déchets ménagers Eaux usées/déversement
Résumé
The ECJ dismissed the Commission’s action against Finland for failure to fulfill obligations by not requiring more stringent treatment of all waste water collected in agglomerations of more than 10 000 population equivalent (p.e) under Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment. The Court first noted that Directive 91/271/EEC does not provide for a general obligation to require tertiary treatment of nitrogen from the discharges of every treatment plant of urban waste water from such agglomerations. Further, the Court held that the Commission has failed to establish that the quantity of nitrogen which comes from treatment plants of urban waste water from such agglomerations whose discharges flow into the Gulf of Bothnia contributes to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Accordingly, the Court concluded that the Commission has failed to prove that Finland was obliged to require tertiary treatment of nitrogen in every treatment plant of urban waste water from agglomerations of more than 10 000 p.e. whose discharges flow into the Gulf of Bothnia.
Texte intégral
Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Finland 06-10-2009 english.pdf
Site web
curia.europa.eu

Références

Cite

Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment.

Législation | Union européenne | 1991

Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Eaux usées/déversement, Pollution des eaux douces, Eaux superficielles, Déchets ménagers, Déchets non-ménagers, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Eaux continentales

Source: FAO, FAOLEX