Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1997:331
Date: 1997-06-26
Language of the case: French
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment;Approximation of laws;Pollution
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful;Action for failure to fulfil obligations - inadmissible
Origin: Luxembourg

summary form the
programmes to reduce pollution with respect to the 99 dangerous substances
indicated in the annex to the reasoned opinion and the result of their imple­
mentation, in breach of Article 7 of Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May
1976 on the pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into
the aquatic environment of the Community, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2 and 7 of that directive;
— declare the application inadmissible in so far as it seeks a declaration of failure
to fulfil obligations in respect of the failure to establish and to communicate in
summary form the programmes and the results of their implementation with
respect to the dangerous substances other than the 99 substances mentioned
above;
— order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
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