Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2001:542
Date: 2001-10-11
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Ireland

Summary of the Judgment 
1. Acts of the institutions — Directives — Implementation by the Member States — 
Inadequacy of mere administrative practices 
(Art. 249 EC, third para.) 
2. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Examination of the merits by the Court — 
Situation to be taken into account — Situation at the end of the period laid down in 
the reasoned opinion 
(Art. 226 EC) 
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