# C_2012200EN.01000501.xml

| 7.7.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 200/5 |
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7.7.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 200/5

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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 May 2012 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-366/11) (1)

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(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - European Union action in the field of water policy - River basin management plans - Publication and notification to the Commission - Lack - Public information and consultation concerning the draft management plans - Lack)

2012/C 200/08

Language of the case: French

Parties

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I. Hadjiyiannis and A. Marghelis, Agents)

Applicant:

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: T. Materne and J.-C. Halleux, Agents)

Defendant:

Re:

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed periods, the provisions necessary to comply with 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) — Failure to prepare river basin management plans within the meaning of Article 13(2), (3) and (6) and Article 15(1) of the Directive — Public information and consultation procedure concerning the drafts of those plans — Lack

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that, by not having prepared, within the prescribed period, all the river basin management plans, both for river basin districts lying entirely within its territory and for international river basin districts, and by not having communicated to the European Commission a copy of those plans, within the prescribed period, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(2), (3) and (6) and Article 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 and, furthermore, that by not having commenced, within the prescribed period, all the public information and consultation procedures concerning the draft river basin management plans, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(1)(c) of that directive; |
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Declares that, by not having prepared, within the prescribed period, all the river basin management plans, both for river basin districts lying entirely within its territory and for international river basin districts, and by not having communicated to the European Commission a copy of those plans, within the prescribed period, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(2), (3) and (6) and Article 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 and, furthermore, that by not having commenced, within the prescribed period, all the public information and consultation procedures concerning the draft river basin management plans, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(1)(c) of that directive;

| 2. | Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |
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Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 298, 8.10.2011.

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