Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2016:887
Date: 2016-11-23
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Environment
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful;Action for failure to fulfil obligations - unfounded
Origin: France

Action brought on 26 June 2015 — European Commission v French Republic (Case C-314/15) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and E. Manhaeve, acting as Agents) Defendant: French Republic Form of order sought a declaration that in not having assured the secondary treatment or equivalent of urban waste water from 15 agglomerations having a population equivalent between 10 000 and 15 000 for all discharges outside sensitive areas, being a population equivalent of between 2 000 and 10 000 for all discharges in fresh water and estuaries, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(1) and (3) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment. 1 that the French Republic should pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments By its action the Commission complains that France has failed to implement correctly, in 15 agglomerations, Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment. Pursuant to Article 4(1) and (3) of Directive 91/271/EEC, agglomerations where the population equivalent (p.e.) is between 10 000 and 15 000 for all discharges outside sensitive areas, being a population equivalent of between 2 000 and 10 000 for all discharges in fresh water and estuaries, must be equipped with collecting systems and waste water undergo a secondary treatment or the equivalent by 31 December 2005 at the latest. ____________ 1 OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40.