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| 8.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/18 |
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 18 November 2004

in Case C-78/04 Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 96/61/EC - Integrated pollution prevention and control)

(2005/C 6/35)

Language of the case: German

In Case C-78/04 Commission of the European Communities (Agents: U. Wölker and M. Konstantinidis) v Republic of Austria (Agent: E. Riedl) – action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 18 February 2004 – the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: C. Gulmann, acting for the President of the Fifth Chamber, R. Schintgen and P. Kūris (Rapporteur), Judges; J. Kokott, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 18 November 2004, in which it:

| 1. | Declares that, by failing:
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completely to transpose the definition of ‘existing installation’ under Article 2(4) of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control in the Gewerbeordnung 1994 (Crafts, Trade and Industry Code 1994) in the version brought into force by Bundesgesetz BGBl.I,88/2000 and which came into effect on 1 September 2000; —
completely to transpose the requirements relating to permit conditions laid down in Article 9(4) of that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and the requirements laid down in Article 9(3) to (5) of that directive in the Niederösterreichisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 2001 (‘NÖ EwG 2001’); —
completely to transpose Annex IV to that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the NÖ EwG 2001; —
to transpose that directive as regards the combustion installations referred to in point 1.1 of Annex I to the directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the Salzburger Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 1998; —
completely to transpose Directive 96/61 in the Burgenländisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 1999, and —
to transpose the provisions of that directive relating to intensive rearing installations referred to in point 6.6. of Annex I to the directive in the legislation of the Länder of Burgenland, Salzburg and the Tyrol, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2(4), 9(3) to (5) of and Annex IV to the abovementioned directive, and under Article 1 of that directive, read in conjunction with points 1.1 and 6.6 of Annex I to the directive; | — | completely to transpose the definition of ‘existing installation’ under Article 2(4) of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control in the Gewerbeordnung 1994 (Crafts, Trade and Industry Code 1994) in the version brought into force by Bundesgesetz BGBl.I,88/2000 and which came into effect on 1 September 2000; | — | completely to transpose the requirements relating to permit conditions laid down in Article 9(4) of that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and the requirements laid down in Article 9(3) to (5) of that directive in the Niederösterreichisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 2001 (‘NÖ EwG 2001’); | — | completely to transpose Annex IV to that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the NÖ EwG 2001; | — | to transpose that directive as regards the combustion installations referred to in point 1.1 of Annex I to the directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the Salzburger Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 1998; | — | completely to transpose Directive 96/61 in the Burgenländisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 1999, and | — | to transpose the provisions of that directive relating to intensive rearing installations referred to in point 6.6. of Annex I to the directive in the legislation of the Länder of Burgenland, Salzburg and the Tyrol, |
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| — | completely to transpose the definition of ‘existing installation’ under Article 2(4) of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control in the Gewerbeordnung 1994 (Crafts, Trade and Industry Code 1994) in the version brought into force by Bundesgesetz BGBl.I,88/2000 and which came into effect on 1 September 2000; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | completely to transpose the requirements relating to permit conditions laid down in Article 9(4) of that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and the requirements laid down in Article 9(3) to (5) of that directive in the Niederösterreichisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 2001 (‘NÖ EwG 2001’); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | completely to transpose Annex IV to that directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the NÖ EwG 2001; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | to transpose that directive as regards the combustion installations referred to in point 1.1 of Annex I to the directive in the Gewerbeordnung 1994, as amended, and in the Salzburger Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 1998; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | completely to transpose Directive 96/61 in the Burgenländisches Elektrizitätswesengesetz 1999, and | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | to transpose the provisions of that directive relating to intensive rearing installations referred to in point 6.6. of Annex I to the directive in the legislation of the Länder of Burgenland, Salzburg and the Tyrol, | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the Republic of Austria to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 94 of 17.4.2004.

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