# C_2007183EN.01000302.xml

| 4.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 183/3 |
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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland

(Case C-148/05)( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 79/923/EEC - Quality of shellfish waters - Designation of shellfish waters - Pollution reduction programmes - Setting control parameters)

(2007/C 183/04)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Doherty and D. Recchia, Agents)

Defendant: Ireland (represented by: D. O'Hagan, acting as Agent, and N.J. Travers BL)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Incomplete transposition of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Council Directive 79/923/EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters (OJ 1979 L 281, p. 47) — Failure to designate certain shellfish waters, to establish pollution-reduction programmes and to set control parameters

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that, by failing:
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in accordance with Article 4 of Council Directive 79/923/EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters, to designate all shellfish waters requiring designation; —
in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 79/923, to set all the required values in respect of shellfish waters designated or requiring designation pursuant to Article 4; and —
in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 79/923, to take all necessary measures to establish pollution reduction programmes for waters requiring designation pursuant to Article 4, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. | — | in accordance with Article 4 of Council Directive 79/923/EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters, to designate all shellfish waters requiring designation; | — | in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 79/923, to set all the required values in respect of shellfish waters designated or requiring designation pursuant to Article 4; and | — | in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 79/923, to take all necessary measures to establish pollution reduction programmes for waters requiring designation pursuant to Article 4, |
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| — | in accordance with Article 4 of Council Directive 79/923/EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters, to designate all shellfish waters requiring designation; | | | | | | |
| — | in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 79/923, to set all the required values in respect of shellfish waters designated or requiring designation pursuant to Article 4; and | | | | | | |
| — | in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 79/923, to take all necessary measures to establish pollution reduction programmes for waters requiring designation pursuant to Article 4, | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders Ireland to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 69, 19.3.2005.

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