Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2004:198
Date: 2004-03-30
Language of the case: Swedish
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment;Approximation of laws
Concepts: Defences
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Sweden

Summary of the Judgment Member States – Obligations – Implementation of directives – Failure to fulfil obligations – National system pleaded as justification – Not permissible (Art. 226 EC)