1. 

Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Subject matter of the dispute – Determination during the pre-litigation procedure – Subsequent limitation of the subject matter – Whether permissible

(Art. 258 TFEU)

(see paras 48-51)

2. 

Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Subject matter of the dispute – Determination during the pre-litigation procedure – Consideration of events which took place after the delivery of the reasoned opinion – Conditions – Facts of the same kind and constituting the same conduct as those referred to originally

(Art. 258 TFEU)

(see paras 53-58)

3. 

Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Pre-litigation procedure – Excessive length – Circumstance affecting the admissibility of the action only in the event of violation of the rights of the defence – Burden of proof

(Art. 258 TFEU)

(see para. 60)

4. 

Environment – Atmospheric pollution – Ambient air quality – Directive 2008/50 – Limit values for the protection of human health – Microparticles – Systematic and constant exceedance of the limit value in a single zone – Not permissible – Systematic and consistent failure to comply

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/50, Art. 13(1) and Annex XI)

(see paras 67-75)

5. 

Environment – Atmospheric pollution – Ambient air quality – Directive 2008/50 – Limit values for the protection of human health – Microparticles – Exceeded – Consequences – Obligation for the Member State to draw up a plan to remedy this – Time limit – Failure to adopt appropriate and effective measures ensuring the shortest exceedance period possible – Failure to fulfil obligations

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/50, Arts 13(1) and 23(1))

(see paras 112-125)

1. 

Declares that Romania, on the one hand, by systematically and constantly failing, since 2007 and until 2016 at least, to comply with the daily limit values for concentrations of PM10 and by systematically and constantly failing, since 2007 and until 2014 inclusive, with the exception of 2013, to comply with the annual limit values for concentrations of PM10 in Zone RO32101 (Bucharest, Romania), has failed to fulfil its obligations under 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, read in conjunction with Annex XI thereto, and, on the other hand, has failed with regard to that zone, since 11 June 2010, to fulfil its obligations under Article 23(1) of that directive, read in conjunction with Annex XV thereto, in particular the obligation laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 23 (1) of that directive to ensure that the exceedance period be as shorts as possible;

2. 

Orders Romania to pay the costs.