Case C-563/15: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 15 March 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directive 2008/98/EC — Articles 13 and 15 — Waste management — Protection of human health and the environment — Responsibility — Landfills)
Date: 2017-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, Region of Murcia, environmental protection, infringement of EU law, pollution control measures, unauthorised dumping, waste management








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15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/9





Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 15 March 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-563/15) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2008/98/EC - Articles 13 and 15 - Waste management - Protection of human health and the environment - Responsibility - Landfills))
(2017/C 151/13)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Pignataro-Nolin and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Gavela Llopis, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to adopt, with regard to the landfills of Torremolinos (Malaga), Torrent de S’Estret (Andratx, Mallorca), Hoya de la Yegua de Arriba (Yaiza, Lanzarote), Barranco de Butihondo (Pájara, Fuerteventura), La Laguna-Tiscamanita (Tuineje, Fuerteventura), Lomo Blanco (Antigua, Fuerteventura), Montaña de Amagro (Galdar, Gran Canaria), Franja Costera de Botija (Galdar, Gran Canaria), Cueva Lapa (Galdar, Gran Canaria), La Colmena (Santiago del Teide, Tenerife), Montaña Los Giles (La Laguna, Tenerife), Las Rosas (Güimar, Tenerife), Barranco de Tejina (Guía de Isora, Tenerife), Llano de Ifara (Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife), Barranco del Carmen (Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma), Barranco Jurado (Tijarafe, La Palma), Montaña Negra (Puntagorda, La Palma), Lomo Alto (Fuencaliente, La Palma), Arure/Llano Grande (Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera), El Palmar — Taguluche (Hermigua, La Gomera), Paraje de Juan Barba (Alajeró, La Gomera), El Altito (Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera), Punta Sardina (Agulo, La Gomera), Los Llanillos (La Frontera, El Hierro), Faro de Orchilla (La Frontera, El Hierro), Montaña del Tesoro (Valverde, El Hierro), Arbancón (Castilla-La Mancha), Galve de Sorbe (Castilla-La Mancha), Hiendelaencina (Castilla-La Mancha), Tamajón (Castilla-La Mancha), El Casar (Castilla-La Mancha), Cardeñosa (Ávila), Miranda de Ebro (Burgos), Poza de la Sal (Burgos), Acebedo (León), Bustillo del Páramo (León), Cármenes (León), Gradefes (León), de Noceda del Bierzo (León), San Millán de los Caballeros (León), Santa María del Páramo (León), Villaornate y Castro (León), Cevico de La Torre (Palencia), Palencia (Palencia), Ahigal de los Aceiteros (Salamanca), Alaraz (Salamanca), Calvarrasa de Abajo (Salamanca), Hinojosa de Duero (Salamanca), Machacón (Salamanca), Palaciosrubios (Salamanca), Peñaranda de Bracamonte (Salamanca), Salmoral (Salamanca), Tordillos (Salamanca), Basardilla (Segovia), Cabezuela (Segovia), Almaraz del Duero (Zamora), Cañizal (Zamora), Casaseca de las Chanas (Zamora), La Serratilla (Abanilla), Las Rellanas (Santomera) and El Labradorcico (Águilas), the necessary measures to ensure that waste management is carried out without endangering human health, without harming the environment and, in particular without risk to water, air, soil, animals or plants, and that the waste disposed of is treated by the municipalities themselves or by a dealer, an establishment or undertaking which carries out waste treatment operations or a private or public waste collector, in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain directives, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfill its obligations under Articles 13 and 15(1) of that directive;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.