# C_2005235EN.01001301.xml

| 23.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 235/13 |
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23.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/13

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Acknowledgment of receipt of complaint No 2005/4483 — plans for the M-30 motorway around Madrid (Spain)

(2005/C 235/06)

| 1. | The European Commission has registered under number 2005/4483-SG(05)A/4559 a complaint regarding the Madrid municipality's plans for improving and modifying the old M-30 inner orbital motorway around the city of Madrid (Spain). |
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The European Commission has registered under number 2005/4483-SG(05)A/4559 a complaint regarding the Madrid municipality's plans for improving and modifying the old M-30 inner orbital motorway around the city of Madrid (Spain).

| 2. | In this complaint and in others already received, the complainants allege among other things that the competent Spanish authorities have failed correctly to apply Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997. |
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In this complaint and in others already received, the complainants allege among other things that the competent Spanish authorities have failed correctly to apply Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997.

| 3. | Given the significant number of complaints it has received on this project, the Commission, anxious to respond swiftly and to inform those concerned while making the most economical use of its administrative resources, is publishing this acknowledgment of receipt in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the internet at:
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general//receipt/index.htm |
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Given the significant number of complaints it has received on this project, the Commission, anxious to respond swiftly and to inform those concerned while making the most economical use of its administrative resources, is publishing this acknowledgment of receipt in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the internet at:

Official Journal of the European Union

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general//receipt/index.htm

| 4. | The complaint will be examined by the Commission in the light of the applicable Community legislation. The complainants will be kept informed, through the same channels, of the results of this examination and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take. |
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The complaint will be examined by the Commission in the light of the applicable Community legislation. The complainants will be kept informed, through the same channels, of the results of this examination and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take.

| 5. | The Commission will endeavour to take a decision on the substance of the case (opening of infringement proceedings or closure of the case) within 12 months from the date of registration of the complaint by the Secretariat-General. |
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The Commission will endeavour to take a decision on the substance of the case (opening of infringement proceedings or closure of the case) within 12 months from the date of registration of the complaint by the Secretariat-General.

| 6. | Should the Commission need to contact the Spanish authorities, it will do so without mentioning the identity of the complainants in order to protect their rights. The complainants may, however, authorise the Commission to reveal their identity in any contacts with the Spanish authorities. |
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Should the Commission need to contact the Spanish authorities, it will do so without mentioning the identity of the complainants in order to protect their rights. The complainants may, however, authorise the Commission to reveal their identity in any contacts with the Spanish authorities.

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