62023CJ0515_SUM
Case C‑515/23
European Commission
v
Italian Republic
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 March 2025
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Urban waste-water treatment – Directive 91/271/EEC – Articles 4, 5 and 10 – Pollution of sensitive areas – Urban waste-water treatment plants – Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations – Non-implementation – Article 260(2) TFEU – Financial penalties – Periodic penalty payment – Lump sum)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Failure to comply with a judgment concerning the treatment of urban waste water
(Art. 260(2), TFEU; Council Directive 91/271)
(see paragraphs 34, 38-48)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Period for implementation – Reference date for assessing whether there has been a failure to fulfil obligations – Date of expiry of the period prescribed in the letter of formal notice
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 36, 37)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Subject matter – Choice of the appropriate penalty – Elements to be taken into consideration – Discretion of the Court – Duplication of penalties – Whether permissible
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 85-90)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Imposition of a lump sum payment – Discretion of the Court – Criteria for assessment – Effective prevention of future repetition of similar infringements
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 92-94)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Lump sum – Calculation of the amount – Criteria – Seriousness of the infringement – Failure to comply with a judgment concerning the treatment of urban waste water – Mitigating circumstances
(Art. 260(2), TFEU; Council Directive 91/271)
(see paragraphs 95-105)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Lump sum – Calculation of the amount – Criteria – Duration of the infringement – Assessment at the date of examination of the facts by the Court
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 106, 107)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Lump sum – Calculation of the amount – Criteria – Capacity for payment – Date of assessment
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 108-111)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Periodic penalty payment – Imposition of a penalty payment – Condition – Failure to comply continuing up to the time of the Court’s examination of the facts
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 112-114)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Periodic penalty payment – Determination of the form to be taken and of the amount – Discretion of the Court – Criteria – Aggravating circumstances
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 115-119, 125)
Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the obligation to comply with the judgment – Financial penalties – Periodic penalty payment – Calculation of the amount – Decreasing penalty payment
(Art. 260(2), TFEU)
(see paragraphs 121-125)
See the text of the decision.