Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2025:557
Date: 2025-07-10
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 July 2025 – Commission v Spain (River basin and flood risk management plans for the Canary Islands) (Case C‑331/24) ( Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60/EC – Article 13(7) and Article 15(1) – River basin management plans – Second review and second update – Directive 2007/60/EC – Article 14(3) and Article 15(1) – Flood risk management plans – First review and, if necessary, first update – River basin districts ES122 Fuerteventura, ES123 Lanzarote and ES125 La Palma (Spain) – Reporting to the European Commission – No reporting ) 1. Environment – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60 –Member States’ obligation to review and update river basin management plans – Obligation to communicate the review and updating of river basin management plans to the Commission – Failure to observe the time limits prescribed – Failure to fulfil obligations (European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60, Arts 13(7) and 15(1)) (see paragraphs 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34) 2. Environment – Assessment and management of flood risks – Directive 2007/60 – Flood risk management plans – Review and updating – Making available to the European Commission – Failure to observe the time limits prescribed – Failure to fulfil obligations (European Parliament and Council Directive 2007/60, Arts 14(3) and 15(1)) (see paragraphs 42-45, 47, 48) Operative part The Court: 1. Declares that, by failing to review and update the river basin management plans for river basin districts ES122 Fuerteventura, ES123 Lanzarote and ES125 La Palma and send copies of those plans to the European Commission, within the time limits for doing so, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(7) and Article 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy; 2. Declares that, by failing to review and, if necessary, update the flood risk management plans for river basin districts ES122 Fuerteventura, ES123 Lanzarote and ES125 La Palma and make those plans available to the European Commission, within the time limits for doing so, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(3) and Article 15(1) of Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks; 3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.