# C_2011152EN.01000602.xml

| 21.5.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/6 |
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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 March 2011 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-435/09)( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 85/337/EEC - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment - Selection criteria - Determination of thresholds - Size of the project)

2011/C 152/10

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. van Beek, J.-B. Laignelot and C. ten Dam, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: T. Materne, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Incorrect and incomplete transposition of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ 1985 L 175, p. 40), as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 (OJ 1997 L 73, p. 5) — Article 4(2) and (3), in conjunction with Annexes II and II (Flemish Community), Article 4(1), in conjunction with Annex I(8)(a) and (18)(a), and Article 7(1)(b) (Walloon Region) and Article 4(2) and (3) in conjunction with Annexes II and II (Brussels Capital Region) — Thresholds and criteria

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that, by reason of the fact that the measures necessary for the correct and complete implementation have not been adopted
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as regards the Flemish Region, Article 4(2) and (3) of 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 Directive 2003/35/EC of 26 May 2003, in conjunction with Annexes II and II thereof; —
as regards the Walloon Region, Article 4(1), in conjunction with Annex I(8)(a) and (18)(a) of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Article 7(1)(b) thereof; and —
as regards the Brussels-Capital Region, Article 4(2) and (3), in conjunction with Annexes II and III of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Annex III as such, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; | — | as regards the Flemish Region, Article 4(2) and (3) of 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 Directive 2003/35/EC of 26 May 2003, in conjunction with Annexes II and II thereof; | — | as regards the Walloon Region, Article 4(1), in conjunction with Annex I(8)(a) and (18)(a) of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Article 7(1)(b) thereof; and | — | as regards the Brussels-Capital Region, Article 4(2) and (3), in conjunction with Annexes II and III of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Annex III as such, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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| — | as regards the Flemish Region, Article 4(2) and (3) of 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 Directive 2003/35/EC of 26 May 2003, in conjunction with Annexes II and II thereof; | | | | | | |
| — | as regards the Walloon Region, Article 4(1), in conjunction with Annex I(8)(a) and (18)(a) of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Article 7(1)(b) thereof; and | | | | | | |
| — | as regards the Brussels-Capital Region, Article 4(2) and (3), in conjunction with Annexes II and III of Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 2003/35, and Annex III as such, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.

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