Keywords
Subject of the case
Operative part

Keywords

Environment

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Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment

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Directive 85/337

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Projects belonging to the classes listed in Annex II

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Member States’ discretion

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Limits (Council Directive 85/337, as amended by Directives 97/11 and 2003/35, Arts 2(1), 3 and 4(2) and (3), and Annexes II and III) (see paras 29-35, 39, 42-43 and operative part

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Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Incorrect transposition of Article 4(2) and (3) in conjunction with Annexes II and III of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directives 97/11/EC and 2003/35/EC (OJ 1985 L 175, p. 40).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt all the provisions necessary to ensure that projects likely to have significant effects on the environment are made subject to a consent procedure and to an assessment of those effects, in accordance with Article 4(2) and (3) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 and by Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003, in conjunction with Annexes II and III to Directive 85/337, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.