CELEX: 62010CJ0220
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Directive 91/271/EEC
Pollution and nuisances
Treatment of urban waste water
Articles 3, 5 and 6
Failure to identify sensitive areas
Failure to implement more stringent treatment of discharges in sensitive areas

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban
waste water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40).
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Declares that,
–        by identifying as less sensitive areas all the coastal waters of the Island of Madeira and of the Island of Porto Santo;
–        by subjecting to treatment less stringent than that prescribed in Article 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991
concerning urban waste water treatment, urban waste water from agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 10
000, such as the agglomerations of Funchal and Câmara de Lobos, discharged into the coastal waters of the Island of Madeira;
–        by failing to ensure, with regard to an agglomeration along the estuary of the River Tagus, namely, Quinta do Conde, the provision
of collecting systems for urban waste water in accordance with Article 3 of the directive;
–        by failing to ensure, with regard to the agglomerations of Albufeira/Armação de Pêra, Beja, Chaves and Viseu and four agglomerations
discharging on the left bank of the Tagus estuary, Barreiro/Moita, Corroios/Quinta da Bomba, Quinta do Conde and Seixal, treatment
more stringent than that prescribed in Article 4 of the directive;
the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Directive 91/271;
2.
Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.