62022CJ0671_SUM
Case C‑671/22
T GmbH
v
Bezirkshauptmannschaft Spittal an der Drau
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof)
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 March 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60/EC – Environmental objectives relating to surface water – Prevention of deterioration of the status of all bodies of surface water – Point 1.2.2 of Annex V – Definitions for ‘high’, ‘good’ and ‘moderate’ ecological status in lakes – Criteria for assessing the biological quality element ‘fish fauna’)
Environment – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60 – Environmental objectives relating to surface water – Obligation to implement the necessary measures to improve the status of bodies of surface water and prevent their deterioration – Classification of the ecological status of lakes – Biological quality elements – Fish fauna – Evaluation criteria – Anthropogenic disturbance – Definition – Elements to be taken into consideration
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60, Annex V, point 1.2.2.)
(See paragraphs 27-40, 45-48, operative part)
Environment – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60 – Environmental objectives relating to surface water – Legally binding nature of the provisions laying down those objectives and obligation of the Member States to achieve them
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60, Art. 4(1)(a)(i) to (iii))
(see paragraphs 41-44)
See the text of the decision.