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Document 62009CA0522
Case C-522/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 April 2011 — European Commission v Romania (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Special protection areas — Areas designated insufficient in number and size — Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure — Inadmissibility of the action)
Case C-522/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 April 2011 — European Commission v Romania (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Special protection areas — Areas designated insufficient in number and size — Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure — Inadmissibility of the action)
Case C-522/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 April 2011 — European Commission v Romania (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Special protection areas — Areas designated insufficient in number and size — Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure — Inadmissibility of the action)
OJ C 179, 18.6.2011, p. 5–5
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
18.6.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 179/5 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 April 2011 — European Commission v Romania
(Case C-522/09) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 79/409/EEC - Conservation of wild birds - Special protection areas - Areas designated insufficient in number and size - Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure - Inadmissibility of the action)
2011/C 179/06
Language of the case: Romanian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia and L. Bouyon, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Romania (represented by: A. Popescu, L.-E. Batagoi, M.-L. Colonescu, A.-R. Arșinel and J.S. Smaranda)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 4(1) and (2) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ 1979 L 103, p. 1) — Classification as special protection areas of areas insufficient in number and size, failing in part to have regard to the sites identified in the IBA Inventory — Alteration without scientific basis
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action as inadmissible; |
2. |
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs. |