Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2013:234
Date: 2013-04-11
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Environment;Pollution
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Ireland

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 April 2013 - European Commission v Ireland (Case C-158/12)  (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2008/1/EC - Article 5 - Integrated pollution prevention and control - Conditions governing the granting of permits for existing installations - Obligation to ensure that such installations operate in accordance with the requirements of that directive) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Petrova and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, Agents) Defendant: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon, Agent) Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Infringement of Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ 2008 L 24, p. 8) - Conditions governing the granting of permits for existing installations - Obligation to ensure that such installations are operated in accordance with the requirements of the directive Operative part of the judgment The Court: Declares that, by not issuing permits in accordance with Articles 6 and 8 of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control or, as appropriate, by not reconsidering and, where necessary, by not updating permit conditions, in respect of 13 existing pig-rearing and poultry-rearing installations, and by thereby failing to ensure that all existing installations operate in accordance with Articles 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14(a) and (b) and 15(2) of that directive by not later than 30 October 2007, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) of that directive; Orders Ireland to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 174, 16.6.2012.