CELEX: C2002/118/24
Language: en
Date: 2002-05-18 00:00:00
Title: 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)

C 118/16                  EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                             18.5.2002
                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                         JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                          (Second Chamber)                                                              (Second Chamber)
                                                                                                            7 March 2002
                             7 March 2002
                                                                              in Case C-64/01: Commission of the European Communi-
in Case C-39/01: Commission of the European Communi-                                               ties v Hellenic Republic (1)
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)
(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure
                  to transpose Directive 96/61/EC)
                                                                                                          (2002/C 118/25)
                            (2002/C 118/24)
                                                                                                    (Language of the case: Greek)
                      (Language of the case: English)
                                                                              (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                   In Case C-64/01, Commission of the European Communities
and Northern Ireland (Agent: R. Magrill, assisted by R. Ander-                (agents: R. B. Wainwright and P. Panayotopoulos) v Hellenic
son, Barrister): Application for a declaration that, by failing to            Republic (agent: N. Dafniou): Application for a declaration
adopt the laws, regulations and administrative measures                       that, by failing within the prescribed period to adopt the laws,
necessary in order to comply with Council Directive 96/61/                    regulations and administrative measures necessary in order to
EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution                       comply fully with Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September
prevention and control (OJ 1996 L 257, p. 26), or, in any                     1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control
event, by failing to communicate the same to the Commission,                  (OJ 1996 L 257, p. 26), or alternatively by failing to
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has                  communicate the same to the Commission, the Hellenic
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court              Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.
(Second Chamber), composed of: N. Colneric, President of the                  the Court (Second Chamber), composed of: N. Colneric,
Chamber, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur) and V. Skouris, Judges;                    President of the Chamber, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur) and
C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given               V. Skouris, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass,
a judgment on 7 March 2002, in which it:                                      Registrar, has given a judgment on 7 March 2002, in which it:
1.    Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and            1.    Declares that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
      administrative measures necessary in order to comply with                     administrative measures necessary in order to comply with
      Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning                    Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning
      integrated pollution prevention and control, the United                       integrated pollution prevention and control, the Hellenic Repub-
      Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to                   lic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
      fulfil its obligations under that directive;
2.    Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern                 2.    Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
      Ireland to pay the costs.
                                                                              (1) OJ C 108 of 7.4.2001.
(1) OJ C 79 of 10.3.2001.