62007CJ0147_EN
Subject of the case
Operative part
Subject of the case
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to comply with Article 4 of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ 1998 L 330, p. 32) – Failure, in certain départements, to remain within the chemical parameters laid down in Annex I, Part B, to Directive 98/83 – Nitrates and pesticides.
Operative part
Operative part
The Court:
1. Declares that, by failing to take the measures necessary to comply with Article 4 of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2. Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.