CELEX: 62010CJ0343
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Directive 91/271/EEC
Pollution and nuisances
Treatment of urban waste water
Articles 3 and 4

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 3 and 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May
1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, p. 40).
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by failing to ensure that:
–        urban waste water from the agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 15 000 of Valle de Güimar, Noreste (Valle
Guerra), Valle de la Orotava, Arenys de Mar, Alcossebre and Cariño is collected in accordance with Article 3 of Council Directive
91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment, and
–        urban waste water from the agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 15 000 of Arroyo de la Miel, Arroyo de
la Víbora, Estepota (San Pedro de Alcántara), Alhaurín el Grande, Coín, Barbate, Chipiona, Isla Cristina, Matalascañas, Nerja,
Tarifa, Torrox Costa, Vejer de la Frontera, Gijón-Este, Llanes, Valles de Güimar, Noreste (Valle Guerra), Los Llanos de Aridane,
Arenys de Mar, Pineda de Mar, Ceuta, Alcossebre, Benicarló, Elx (Arenales), Peñíscola, Teulada Moraira (Rada Moraira), Vinaròs,
A Coruña, Cariño, Tui, Vigo, Aguiño-Carreira-Ribeira, Baiona, Noia, Santiago, Viveiro and Irán (Hondarribia) is treated in
accordance with Article 4(1), (3) and, where applicable (4), of Directive 91/271,
the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions of Directive 91/271/EEC;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.