# C_2005031EN.01000901.xml

| 5.2.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 31/9 |
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Action brought on 25 November 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

(Case C-486/04)

(2005/C 31/18)

Language of the case: Italian

An action against the Italian Republic was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 25 November 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Van Beek, F. Louis and A. Capobianco, acting as Agents.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2(1) and Article 4(1), (2) and (3) of Directive 85/337/EEC( 1 ) as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC( 2 ):
1.
by not subjecting the Massafra WDF and biomass incineration plant project, which is a plant included in Annex I to the Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC, to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended; 2.
by not adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM (Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers) of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR (Decree of the President of the Republic) of 12 April 1996) which excludes from the environmental impact assessment procedure any projects falling within Annex I to Directive 85/337/EEC as amended (projects for installations for the recovery of hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 100 tonnes per day) if subject to the simplified authorisation procedure within the meaning of Article 11 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and 3.
by adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR of 12 April 1996) which, for the purposes of establishing whether or not a project falling within Annex II of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended must be the subject of an environmental impact assessment (EIA), sets an inadequate test in that projects which have a significant impact on the environment can be excluded from an EIA; | 1. | by not subjecting the Massafra WDF and biomass incineration plant project, which is a plant included in Annex I to the Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC, to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended; | 2. | by not adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM (Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers) of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR (Decree of the President of the Republic) of 12 April 1996) which excludes from the environmental impact assessment procedure any projects falling within Annex I to Directive 85/337/EEC as amended (projects for installations for the recovery of hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 100 tonnes per day) if subject to the simplified authorisation procedure within the meaning of Article 11 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and | 3. | by adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR of 12 April 1996) which, for the purposes of establishing whether or not a project falling within Annex II of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended must be the subject of an environmental impact assessment (EIA), sets an inadequate test in that projects which have a significant impact on the environment can be excluded from an EIA; |
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| 1. | by not subjecting the Massafra WDF and biomass incineration plant project, which is a plant included in Annex I to the Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC, to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended; | | | | | | |
| 2. | by not adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM (Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers) of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR (Decree of the President of the Republic) of 12 April 1996) which excludes from the environmental impact assessment procedure any projects falling within Annex I to Directive 85/337/EEC as amended (projects for installations for the recovery of hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 100 tonnes per day) if subject to the simplified authorisation procedure within the meaning of Article 11 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and | | | | | | |
| 3. | by adopting legislation (Article 3(1)(i) and (l) of the DPCM of 3 September 1999 amending Annex A to the DPR of 12 April 1996) which, for the purposes of establishing whether or not a project falling within Annex II of Directive 85/337/EEC as amended must be the subject of an environmental impact assessment (EIA), sets an inadequate test in that projects which have a significant impact on the environment can be excluded from an EIA; | | | | | | |

| — | order the Italian Republic to pay the costs. |
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Pleas in law and main arguments:

The Commission submits that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC for the reasons set out in its application.

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( 1 )  OJ L 175 of 5.7.1985, p. 40.

( 2 )  OJ L 73 of 14.3.1997, p. 5.

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