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21.9.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 311/11 |
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 July 2015 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria
(Case C-145/14) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Environment - Directive 1999/31/EC - Article 14 - Landfill of waste - Non-hazardous waste - Non-conformity of existing landfills))
(2015/C 311/11)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Petrova and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Bulgaria (represented by E. Petranova and D. Drambozova, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Declares that by failing to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that, as from 16 July 2009, the existing landfills for non-hazardous waste in its territory do not continue to function unless they satisfy the requirements of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, the Republic of Bulgaria has failed to fulfil its obligation under Article 14(a) to (c) of that directive; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders the European Commission and the Republic of Bulgaria to bear their own costs. |