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Document 62016CA0626
Case C-626/16: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Landfill of waste — Directive 1999/31/EC — Existing landfill sites — Article 14 — Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue — Article 13 — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payment and lump sum)
Case C-626/16: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Landfill of waste — Directive 1999/31/EC — Existing landfill sites — Article 14 — Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue — Article 13 — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payment and lump sum)
Case C-626/16: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Landfill of waste — Directive 1999/31/EC — Existing landfill sites — Article 14 — Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue — Article 13 — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payment and lump sum)
OJ C 301, 27.8.2018, p. 4–4
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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27.8.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 301/4 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
(Case C-626/16) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Landfill of waste - Directive 1999/31/EC - Existing landfill sites - Article 14 - Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue - Article 13 - Closure procedures - Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-compliance - Article 260(2) TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Penalty payment and lump sum))
(2018/C 301/04)
Language of the case: Slovak
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. Sanfrutos Cano and A. Tokár, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), the Slovak Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU; |
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Orders that if the failure to fulfil obligations established in point 1 has continued until the day of delivery of the present judgment the Slovak Republic must pay the European Commission a penalty payment of EUR 5 000 for each day of delay in implementing the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), has been complied with in full; |
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Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1 000 000; |
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Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the costs. |