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Document 62013CA0023

Case C-23/13: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — European Commission v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 91/271/EEC — Urban waste water treatment — Articles 3 and 4)

IO C 9, 11.1.2014, p. 16–16 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

Date of document:
07/11/2013
Date lodged:
17/01/2013
Author:
An Chúirt Bhreithiúnais
Form:
Faisnéis bhreithiúnach
Authentic language:
Fraincis

11.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 9/16

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — European Commission v French Republic

(Case C-23/13) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/271/EEC - Urban waste water treatment - Articles 3 and 4)

2014/C 9/25

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J.-P. Keppenne and E. Manhaever, acting as Agents)

Defendant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and S. Menez, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Breach of Articles 3 and 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40) — Deficiencies in the collection and treatment of urban waste water in 8 agglomerations

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing to provide for:

—

the collection of urban waste waters in the agglomeration of Basse-Terre, with a population equivalent of more than 15 000, and

—

the treatment of urban waste waters in the agglomerations of Ajaccio-Sanguinaires, Basse-Terre, Bastia-Nord, Cayenne-Leblond and Saint-Denis, with a population equivalent of more than 15 000,

the French Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3, 4(1) and 4(3) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment.

2.

Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.

(1)  OJ C 79, 16.3.2013.

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