18.8.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/7

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-223/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - European Union water policy - River basin district management plans - Publication and notification to the Commission - None - Information and consultation of the public on the envisaged management plans - None)

2012/C 250/12

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Guerra e Andrade and I. Chatzigiannis, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, Agent)

Re:

Infringement of Articles 13(1), (2) and (6), 14(1) and 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1) — River basin district management plans — Publication — Information and consultation of the public — Commission not notified of copy management plans

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Rules that, the Portuguese Republic, by failing within the prescribed period:

—	to publish the national and international river basin district management plans;

—	to publish and to submit to the public, including users, for comment the envisaged river basin district management plans, and

—	to send the European Commission the copies of those plans,

has failed to fulfil its obligations under, respectively, Article 13(6) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, read in conjunction with Article 13(1) and (2), Article 14(1)(c) and Article 15(1) of that directive;

2.	Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.