# C_2016467EN.01002201.xml

| 15.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 467/22 |
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 2 October 2015

in Case E-7/15

EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe — Limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air — Air quality plan)

(2016/C 467/09)

In Case E-7/15, EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway — APPLICATION for a declaration that the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 14c of Annex XX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe) by surpassing the limit values of sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ambient air in certain zones in Norway variously for the years 2008 to 2012 and by failing to comply with the air quality plan obligation set out therein, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President (Judge-Rapporteur), Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 2 October 2015, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

| 1. | Declares that by:
(i)
surpassing the limit values for sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10) in ambient air during the years 2009 to 2012 variously in the zones NO3, NO4 and NO6 referred to in Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; (ii)
surpassing the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ambient air during the years 2010 to 2012 variously in the zones NO1, NO3 and NO5 referred to in Article 4 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; and (iii)
failing to comply with the air quality plan obligation as set out in Article 8(3) of Directive 96/62/EC, now Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC variously as regards zones NO1, NO2, NO3, NO4 and NO5;
the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations arising under the Act referred to at point 14c of Annex XX of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe). | (i) | surpassing the limit values for sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10) in ambient air during the years 2009 to 2012 variously in the zones NO3, NO4 and NO6 referred to in Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; | (ii) | surpassing the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ambient air during the years 2010 to 2012 variously in the zones NO1, NO3 and NO5 referred to in Article 4 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; and | (iii) | failing to comply with the air quality plan obligation as set out in Article 8(3) of Directive 96/62/EC, now Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC variously as regards zones NO1, NO2, NO3, NO4 and NO5;
the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations arising under the Act referred to at point 14c of Annex XX of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe). |
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| (i) | surpassing the limit values for sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10) in ambient air during the years 2009 to 2012 variously in the zones NO3, NO4 and NO6 referred to in Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; | | | | | | |
| (ii) | surpassing the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ambient air during the years 2010 to 2012 variously in the zones NO1, NO3 and NO5 referred to in Article 4 of Directive 1999/30/EC, now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC; and | | | | | | |
| (iii) | failing to comply with the air quality plan obligation as set out in Article 8(3) of Directive 96/62/EC, now Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC variously as regards zones NO1, NO2, NO3, NO4 and NO5;
the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations arising under the Act referred to at point 14c of Annex XX of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe). | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders Norway to bear the costs of these proceedings. |
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