Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 7 March 2002 in Case C-39/01: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to transpose Directive 96/61/EC)
Date: 2002-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, pollution control measures, prevention of pollution, waste management

C 118/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.5.2002

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

7 March 2002

(Second Chamber)

7 March 2002

in Case C-39/01: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
to transpose Directive 96/61/EC)

in Case C-64/01: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v Hellenic Republic (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
to transpose Directive 96/61/EC)

(2002/C 118/24)

(Language of the case: English)

(2002/C 118/25)

(Language of the case: Greek)

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

In Case C-39/01, Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: R. B. Wainwright) v United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland (Agent: R. Magrill, assisted by R. Ander-
son, Barrister): Application for a declaration that, by failing to
adopt
the laws, regulations and administrative measures
necessary in order to comply with Council Directive 96/61/
EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution
prevention and control (OJ 1996 L 257, p. 26), or, in any
event, by failing to communicate the same to the Commission,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has
failed 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;
C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given
a judgment on 7 March 2002, in which it:

In Case C-64/01, Commission of the European Communities
(agents: R. B. Wainwright and P. Panayotopoulos) v Hellenic
Republic (agent: N. Dafniou): Application for a declaration
that, by failing within the prescribed period to adopt the laws,
regulations and administrative measures necessary in order to
comply fully with Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September
1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control
(OJ 1996 L 257, p. 26), or alternatively by failing to
communicate the same to the Commission, the Hellenic
Republic has failed 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; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass,
Registrar, has given a judgment on 7 March 2002, in which it:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative measures necessary in order to comply with
Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning
integrated pollution prevention and control,
the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to
fulfil its obligations under that directive;

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative measures necessary in order to comply with
Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning
integrated pollution prevention and control, the Hellenic Repub-
lic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland to pay the costs.

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 79 of 10.3.2001.

(1) OJ C 108 of 7.4.2001.