Djurgården-Lilla Värtans Miljöskyddsförening v. Stockholms kommun genom dess marknämnd Pays/Territoire Union européenne Type de cour Cour internationale Date Oct 15, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal European Court of Justice Siège de la cour Luxembourg Juge Bonichot, J.C.Toader, C.Timmermans, C.W.A.Schiemann, K.Bay Larsen, L.Sharpston, E. Numéro de référence C-263/08 Langue Suédois Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Normes sur l'émission Sécurité environnementale Normes de qualité de l'eau Normes environnementales Normes Normes relatives aux rejets d'effluents Normes acoustiques Résumé The case was referred to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling by the Swedish Högsta Domstolen (Supreme Court). In particular the national Court asked the ECJ to determine whether article 10a of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35 to bring it into line with the Aarhus Convention, allows ‘the public concerned unrestricted access to the courts when that public has participated in the procedure for planning consent. Advocate General Sharpston concluded that earlier participation does not of itself guarantee unrestricted access to justice by ‘the public concerned. However, a non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection which meets the definition of ‘the public concerned does have an automatic right of access to justice under article 10a. Moreover, AG Sharpston adhered the view that Article 10a of Directive 85/337 as amended is to be interpreted as precluding a national provision requiring an organisation to have a minimum number of members in order to qualify as ‘the public concerned.