# C_2012250EN.01000702.xml

| 18.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 250/7 |
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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-223/11)( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - European Union water policy - River basin district management plans - Publication and notification to the Commission - None - Information and consultation of the public on the envisaged management plans - None)

2012/C 250/12

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Guerra e Andrade and I. Chatzigiannis, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, Agent)

Re:

Infringement of Articles 13(1), (2) and (6), 14(1) and 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1) — River basin district management plans — Publication — Information and consultation of the public — Commission not notified of copy management plans

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Rules that, the Portuguese Republic, by failing within the prescribed period:
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to publish the national and international river basin district management plans; —
to publish and to submit to the public, including users, for comment the envisaged river basin district management plans, and —
to send the European Commission the copies of those plans, has failed to fulfil its obligations under, respectively, Article 13(6) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, read in conjunction with Article 13(1) and (2), Article 14(1)(c) and Article 15(1) of that directive; | — | to publish the national and international river basin district management plans; | — | to publish and to submit to the public, including users, for comment the envisaged river basin district management plans, and | — | to send the European Commission the copies of those plans, |
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| — | to publish the national and international river basin district management plans; | | | | | | |
| — | to publish and to submit to the public, including users, for comment the envisaged river basin district management plans, and | | | | | | |
| — | to send the European Commission the copies of those plans, | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.

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