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Document C2005/143/08
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-163/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 80/68/EEC — Protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances — Articles 3, 4 and 5 — Directive 91/689/EEC — Hazardous waste — Article 2(1) and Article 6(1)
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-163/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 80/68/EEC — Protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances — Articles 3, 4 and 5 — Directive 91/689/EEC — Hazardous waste — Article 2(1) and Article 6(1)
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-163/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 80/68/EEC — Protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances — Articles 3, 4 and 5 — Directive 91/689/EEC — Hazardous waste — Article 2(1) and Article 6(1)
OB C 143, 11.6.2005, p. 8–9
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
11.6.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 143/8 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Sixth Chamber)
of 14 April 2005
in Case C-163/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 80/68/EEC - Protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances - Articles 3, 4 and 5 - Directive 91/689/EEC - Hazardous waste - Article 2(1) and Article 6(1)
(2005/C 143/08)
Language of the case: Greek
In Case C-163/03 Commission of the European Communities (Agents: G. Valero Jordana and M. Konstantinidis) v Hellenic Republic (Agent: E. Skandalou) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 8 April 2003 — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of A. Borg Barthet, President of the Chamber, U. Lõhmus and A. Ó Caoimh (Rapporteur), Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 April 2005, in which it:
1. |
Declares that, having failed, as regards the region of Thriassion Pedion:
the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Directive 80/68. |
2. |
Declares that, having failed to take the measures necessary to record and identify the hazardous waste tipped in the region of Thriassion Pedion and to draw up, either separately or in the framework of their general waste management plans, plans for the management of hazardous waste in the region of Thriassion Pedion, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2(1) and Article 6(1) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste. |
3. |
Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs. |