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Case C-109/22: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — European Commission v Romania (Environment — Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfill of waste — Obligation to close landfill sites which have not been granted the required permit — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payments — Lump sum)

OJ C, C/2024/1070, 5.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1070/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1070/oj

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Series C


C/2024/1070

5.2.2024

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — European Commission v Romania

(Case C-109/22) (1)

(Environment - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Obligation to close landfill sites which have not been granted the required permit - Closure procedures - Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-compliance - Article 260(2) TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Penalty payments - Lump sum)

(C/2024/1070)

Language of the case: Romanian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Romania (represented by: L.-E. Baţagoi, E. Gane, O.-C. Ichim and L. Liţu, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to take the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846), Romania has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU.

2.

Orders Romania to pay the European Commission a periodic penalty payment of EUR 600 per landfill site and per day of delay in implementing the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846), from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the date of full compliance with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846).

3.

Orders Romania to pay to the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1 500 000.

4.

Orders Romania to pay the costs.


(1)   OJ C 148, 4.4.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1070/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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