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Document 62010CJ0365

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 March 2011.
European Commission v Republic of Slovenia.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Pollution control - Limit values for concentrations of PM10 in ambient air.
Case C-365/10.

European Court Reports 2011 I-00040*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2011:183

Date of document:
24/03/2011
Date lodged:
22/07/2010
Author:
Court of Justice
Country or organisation from which the request originates:
Slovenia
Form:
Judgment
Authentic language:
Slovenian
Type of procedure:
Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Applicant:
European Commission, EU institutions and bodies
Defendant:
EU Member States, Slovenia
Judge-Rapporteur:
Malenovský
Advocate General:
Sharpston
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  • 2. Brkan, Maja: Postopki proti Sloveniji pred Sodiščem EU in slovenska notranjepolitična kriza, Pravna praksa 2013, nº 10, p. 9-11 (SL)
  • 1. Vatovec, Katarina: Tretja obsodba Slovenije, Pravna praksa 2011 nº 12 p.27 (SL)





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 March 2011 – Commission v Slovenia

(Case C-365/10)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Pollution control – Limit values for concentrations of PM10 in ambient air

Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Subject-matter of the dispute – Determination during the pre-litigation procedure – Obligation to present a coherent, detailed statement of objections – Extent (Art. 258 TFEU) (see paras 19-20)

Re:

Failure to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Article 5(1) of Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (OJ 1999 L 163, p. 41) and of Article 13(1) of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ 2008 L 152, p. 1) – Failure to take the measures necessary in order that concentrations of PM 10 in ambient air should not exceed the limit values fixed.

Operative part

The Court:

1.

Declares that, for the years 2005 to 2007, by exceeding the limit values for annual and daily concentrations of PM10 in ambient air, the Republic of Slovenia has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) of Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air;

2.

Orders the Republic of Slovenia to pay the costs.

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