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Joined Cases C-478/08 and C-479/08: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 March 2010 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia — Italy) — Buzzi Unicem SpA and Others (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — ‘Polluter pays’ principle — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — Applicability ratione temporis — Pollution occurring before the date laid down for implementation of that directive and continuing after that date — National legislation imposing liability on a number of undertakings for the costs of remedying the damage connected with such pollution — Requirement for fault or negligence — Requirement for a causal link — Remedial measures — Duty to consult the undertakings concerned — Annex II to the directive)
Joined Cases C-478/08 and C-479/08: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 March 2010 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia — Italy) — Buzzi Unicem SpA and Others (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — ‘Polluter pays’ principle — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — Applicability ratione temporis — Pollution occurring before the date laid down for implementation of that directive and continuing after that date — National legislation imposing liability on a number of undertakings for the costs of remedying the damage connected with such pollution — Requirement for fault or negligence — Requirement for a causal link — Remedial measures — Duty to consult the undertakings concerned — Annex II to the directive)
Joined Cases C-478/08 and C-479/08: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 March 2010 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia — Italy) — Buzzi Unicem SpA and Others (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — ‘Polluter pays’ principle — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — Applicability ratione temporis — Pollution occurring before the date laid down for implementation of that directive and continuing after that date — National legislation imposing liability on a number of undertakings for the costs of remedying the damage connected with such pollution — Requirement for fault or negligence — Requirement for a causal link — Remedial measures — Duty to consult the undertakings concerned — Annex II to the directive)
OJ C 134, 22.5.2010, p. 10–11
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
22.5.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 134/10 |
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 March 2010 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia — Italy) — Buzzi Unicem SpA and Others
(Joined Cases C-478/08 and C-479/08) (1)
(First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - ‘Polluter pays’ principle - Directive 2004/35/EC - Environmental liability - Applicability ratione temporis - Pollution occurring before the date laid down for implementation of that directive and continuing after that date - National legislation imposing liability on a number of undertakings for the costs of remedying the damage connected with such pollution - Requirement for fault or negligence - Requirement for a causal link - Remedial measures - Duty to consult the undertakings concerned - Annex II to the directive)
2010/C 134/16
Language of the case: Italian
Referring court
Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Buzzi Unicem SpA, ISAB Energy srl, Raffinerie Mediterranee SpA (ERG) (C-478/08), Dow Italia Divisione Commerciale Srl (C-479/08)
Defendants: Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Ministero della Salute, Ministero Ambiente e Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero delle Infrastrutture, Ministero dei Trasporti, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Interno, Regione Siciliana, Assessorato Regionale Territorio ed Ambiente (Sicilia), Assessorato Regionale Industria (Sicilia), Prefettura di Siracusa, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Commissario Delegato per Emergenza Rifiuti e Tutela Acque (Sicilia), Vice Commissario Delegato per Emergenza Rifiuti e Tutela Acque (Sicilia), Agenzia Protezione Ambiente e Servizi Tecnici (APAT), Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente (ARPA Sicilia), Istituto Centrale Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Subcommissario per la Bonifica dei Siti contaminati, Provincia Regionale di Siracusa, Consorzio ASI Sicilia Orientale Zona Sud, Comune di Siracusa, Comune di Augusta, Comune di Melilli, Comune di Priolo Gargallo, Azienda Unità sanitaria locale N. 8, Sviluppo Italia Aree Produttive SpA, Sviluppo Italia SpA (C-478/08), Ministero Ambiente e Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Ministero della Salute, Regione siciliana, Commissario Delegato per Emergenza Rifiuti e Tutela Acque (Sicilia) (C-479/08)
Intervening parties: ENI Divisione Exploration and Production SpA, ENI SpA, Edison SpA
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Sicilia — Interpretation of Article 174 EC and of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ 2004 L 143, p. 56) and of the ‘polluter pays’ principle — National legislation which allows the public authorities to require private undertakings to implement remedial measures, irrespective of whether or not any preliminary investigation has been carried out to identify the party responsible for the pollution
Operative part of the order
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In a situation entailing environmental pollution such as that at issue in the main proceedings:
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Articles 7 and 11(4) of Directive 2004/35, in conjunction with Annex II to the directive, must be interpreted as:
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