Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 17 January 2002 in Case C-423/00: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 96/82/EC — Failure to implement within the prescribed period)
Date: 2002-04-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, dangerous substance, environmental risk prevention, industrial hazard

6.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 84/29

to fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court (Second
Chamber), composed of: N. Colneric, President of the Chamber,
R. Schintgen (Rapporteur) and V. Skouris, Judges, Advocate
General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Registrar: R. Grass, has given
a judgment on 17 January 2002, in which it:

composed of: N. Colneric, President of
the Chamber,
R. Schintgen (Rapporteur) and V. Skouris, Judges, Advocate
General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Registrar: R. Grass, has given
a judgment on 17 January 2002, in which it:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt within the period prescribed
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996
on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous
substances, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under that
directive;

2. Orders Ireland to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 355 of 9.12.2000.

1. Declares that by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period,
all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary
to comply with Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December
1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving
dangerous substances, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 28 of 27.1.2001.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

15 January 2002

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

17 January 2002

in Case C-423/00: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v Kingdom of Belgium (1)

its obligations —
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil
Directive 96/82/EC — Failure to implement within the
prescribed period)

in Case C-196/01: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —
Environment — Directive 75/442/EEC — Decision 94/3/EC
— European Waste Catalogue)

(2002/C 84/48)

(Language of the case: French)

(2002/C 84/47)

(Language of the case: French)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-423/00, Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: G. zur Hausen) v Kingdom of Belgium (Agent:
C. Pochet): application for a declaration that, by failing to
adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
necessary to comply with Council Directive 96/82/EC of
9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards
involving dangerous substances (OJ 1997 L 10, p. 13) and, in
any event, by failing to notify the Commission of those
provisions, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its
obligations under that directive, the Court (Second Chamber),

In Case C-196/01, Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: H. Støvlbaek and J. Adda) v Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg (Agents: N. Mackel, and, subsequently, J. Faltz):
application for a declaration that the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
bourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 1(a) of
Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ
1975 L 194, p. 39), as amended by Council Directive
91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 (OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32),
and Commission Decision 94/3/EC of 20 December 1993
establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Directive
75/442 (OJ 1994 L 5, p. 15), the Court (First Chamber),
composed of: P. Jann, President of the Chamber, L. Sevo´ n
Judges, Advocate General:
(Rapporteur) and M. Wathelet,
P. Léger, Registrar: R. Grass, has given a judgment on
15 January 2002, in which it: