Back to EUR-Lex homepage

EUR-Lex Access to European Union law

Back to EUR-Lex homepage

This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website

Use quotation marks to search for an "exact phrase". Append an asterisk (*) to a search term to find variations of it (transp*, 32019R*). Use a question mark (?) instead of a single character in your search term to find variations of it (ca?e finds case, cane, care).
Search tips
Need more search options? Use the Advanced search
You are here

Document 62012CN0237

Case C-237/12: Action brought on 16 May 2012 — European Commission v French Republic

OJ C 217, 21.7.2012, p. 11–12 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

21.7.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 217/11

Action brought on 16 May 2012 — European Commission v French Republic

(Case C-237/12)

2012/C 217/24

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: B. Simon and J. Hottiaux, Agents)

Defendant: French Republic

Form of order sought

The European Commission claims that the Court should:

—

declare that, by not guaranteeing correct and full implementation of all requirements laid down in Annexes II and III to Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, (1) the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(4) of, and Annexes II (A.1, A.2, A.3 and A.5) and III (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 2) to, that directive;

—

order the French Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The Commission criticises the defendant on the ground that it has failed correctly and fully to implement all of the requirements laid down in Article 5(4) of, and in Annexes II (A.1, A.2, A.3 and A.5) and III (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 2) to, Directive 91/676/EEC. The Commission has doubts as to whether the national legislation complies with the European Union law relating to:

—

the periods during which the land application of fertiliser is inappropriate, or indeed prohibited;

—

the capacity for storage of livestock manures;

—

the method of calculating the amount of nitrogen to be applied for purposes of balanced fertilisation;

—

the quantitative limitation of the land application of livestock manures;

—

the regulation of the land application of fertiliser to steeply sloping ground;

—

the regulation of the land application of fertiliser to water-saturated, flooded, frozen or snow-covered ground.

(1)  OJ 1991 L 375, p. 1.

Top