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Document 62019CA0559
Case C-559/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2021 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 258 TFEU — Doñana protected natural area (Spain) — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Union action in the field of water policy — Article 4(1)(b)(i), Article 5 and Article 11(1)(3)(a), (c) and (e) and Article 11(4) — Deterioration of bodies of groundwater — No further characterisation of the groundwater bodies which have been identified as being at risk of deterioration — Appropriate basic and supplementary measures — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(2) — Deterioration of natural habitats and habitats of species)
Case C-559/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2021 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 258 TFEU — Doñana protected natural area (Spain) — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Union action in the field of water policy — Article 4(1)(b)(i), Article 5 and Article 11(1)(3)(a), (c) and (e) and Article 11(4) — Deterioration of bodies of groundwater — No further characterisation of the groundwater bodies which have been identified as being at risk of deterioration — Appropriate basic and supplementary measures — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(2) — Deterioration of natural habitats and habitats of species)
Case C-559/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2021 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 258 TFEU — Doñana protected natural area (Spain) — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Union action in the field of water policy — Article 4(1)(b)(i), Article 5 and Article 11(1)(3)(a), (c) and (e) and Article 11(4) — Deterioration of bodies of groundwater — No further characterisation of the groundwater bodies which have been identified as being at risk of deterioration — Appropriate basic and supplementary measures — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(2) — Deterioration of natural habitats and habitats of species)
OJ C 320, 9.8.2021, p. 5–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
9.8.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 320/5 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2021 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-559/19) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Article 258 TFEU - Doñana protected natural area (Spain) - Directive 2000/60/EC - Framework for Union action in the field of water policy - Article 4(1)(b)(i), Article 5 and Article 11(1)(3)(a), (c) and (e) and Article 11(4) - Deterioration of bodies of groundwater - No further characterisation of the groundwater bodies which have been identified as being at risk of deterioration - Appropriate basic and supplementary measures - Directive 92/43/EEC - Article 6(2) - Deterioration of natural habitats and habitats of species)
(2021/C 320/05)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented initially by C. Hermes, E. Manhaeve and E. Sanfrutos Cano, and subsequently by C. Hermes, E. Manhaeve and M. Jáuregui Gómez, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by L. Aguilera Ruiz, and subsequently by J. Rodríguez de la Rúa Puig and M.-J. Ruiz Sánchez, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Orders that the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations:
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2. |
Dismisses the remainder of the action; |
3. |
Orders the European Commission and the Kingdom of Spain to bear their own costs. |