Case C-498/17: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 March 2019 — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/31/EC — Article 14(b) and (c) — Landfill of waste — Existing landfill sites — Infringement)
Date: 2019-03-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: action for failure to fulfil an obligation, infringement procedure (EU), unauthorised dumping, waste management








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3.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/18






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 March 2019 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-498/17) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/31/EC - Article 14(b) and (c) - Landfill of waste - Existing landfill sites - Infringement)
(2019/C 187/20)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara, F. Thiran and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and G. Palatiello, avvocato dello Stato)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by having failed to adopt, with regard to the landfill sites of Avigliano (area of Serre Le Brecce), Ferrandina (area of Venita), Genzano di Lucania (area of Matinella), Latronico (area of Torre), Lauria (area of Carpineto), Maratea (area of Montescuro), Moliterno (area of Tempa La Guarella), both landfill sites of Potenza (area of Montegrosso-Pallareta), the landfill sites of Rapolla (area of Albero in Piano), Roccanova (area of Serre), Sant’Angelo Le Fratte (area of Farisi), Campotosto (area of Reperduso), Capistrello (area of Trasolero), Francavilla (Valle Anzuca), L’Aquila (area of Ponte delle Grotte), Andria (D’Oria G. & C. Snc), Canosa (CO.BE.MA), Bisceglie (CO.GE.SER), Andria (F.lli Acquaviva), Trani (BAT-Igea Srl), Torviscosa (Caffaro (undertaking)), Atella (area of Cafaro), Corleto Perticara (area of Tempa Masone), Marsico Nuovo (area of Galaino), Matera (area of La Martella), Pescopagano (area of Domacchia), Rionero in Volture (area of Ventaruolo), Salandra (area of Piano del Governo), San Mauro Forte (area of Priati), Senise (area of Palomabara), Tito (area of Aia dei Monaci), Tito (area of Valle del Forno), Capestrano (area of Tirassegno), Castellalto (area of Colle Coccu), Castelvecchio Calvisio (area of Termine), Corfinio (area of Cannucce), Corfinio (area of Case querceto), Mosciano S. Angelo (area of Santa Assunta), S. Omero (area of Ficcadenti), Montecorvino Pugliano (area of Parapoti), San Bartolomeo in Galdo (area of Serra Pastore), Trivigano (formerly Cava Zof) and Torviscosa (area of La Valletta), all the measures necessary in order that, as soon as possible, in accordance with Article 7(g) and Article 13 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, those landfill sites in the above list which have not obtained, in accordance with Article 8 of that directive, a permit to continue to operate, may be closed, or by failing to adopt the measures necessary to bring those landfill sites which have obtained a permit to continue to operate into line with that directive, without prejudice to the conditions laid down in Annex I, point 1, to that directive, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(b) and (c) of Directive 1999/31;










2.


Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 338, 9.10.2017.