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Document C2007/082/04
Case C-199/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Material change in the use of any buildings or other land — Action inadmissible)
Case C-199/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Material change in the use of any buildings or other land — Action inadmissible)
Case C-199/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Material change in the use of any buildings or other land — Action inadmissible)
OJ C 82, 14.4.2007, p. 3–3
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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14.4.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 82/3 |
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Case C-199/04) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC - Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment - Material change in the use of any buildings or other land - Action inadmissible)
(2007/C 82/04)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C.-F. Durand and F. Simonetti, acting as Agents, and A. Howard, Barrister)
Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: M. Bethell and E. O'Neill, acting as Agents, D. Elvin QC and J. Maurici, Barrister)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ 1985 L 175, p. 40), as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 (OJ 1997 L 73, p. 5) — Consents granted without an assessment
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action as inadmissible; |
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Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs. |