Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2014:2253
Date: 2014-10-02
Language of the case: Polish
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Environment
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Poland

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 2 October 2014 – European Commission v Republic of Poland (Case C-478/13) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2001/18/EC – Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – Placing on the market – Article 31(3)(b) – Locations of GMO crops – Obligation to inform the competent authorities – Obligation to establish a public register – Cooperation in good faith) Language of the case: Polish Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and M. Owsiany-Hornung, acting as Agents) Defendant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyba, acting as Agent) Operative part of the judgment In not laying down an obligation to inform the competent Polish authorities of the locations at which genetically modified organism crops are being grown pursuant to Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, and in not establishing a register of those locations and in not making public the information relating to them, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 31(3)(b) of that directive. The Republic of Poland is ordered to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 336, 16.11.2013.