CELEX: 62006CJ0440
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Directive 91/271/EEC
Pollution and nuisance
Treatment of urban waste water
Articles 3 and 4

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 (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40) – Failure to have ensured appropriate treatment of urban waste water in
24 agglomerations.
Operative part
The Court:

Declares that, by failing to ensure that the agglomerations of Artemida, Chrysoupoli, Igoumenitsa, Heraklion (Crete), Katerini,
Koropi, Lefkimmi, Litochoro (Prieria), Malia, Markopoulo, Megara, Nea Kidonia (Crete), Navpaktos, Nea Makri, Parikia (Paros),
Poros-Galatas, Rafina, Thessaloniki (tourist zone), Tripoli, Zakynthos, Alexandria (Imathia), Edessa and Kalymnos are, where
appropriate, provided with collecting systems for urban waste water meeting the requirements of Article 3 of Council Directive
91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water and/or urban waste water treatment systems satisfying the requirements
of Article 4 of that directive, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those articles.

Dismisses the remainder of the action.

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.