CELEX: 62013CA0356
Language: en
Date: 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Case C-356/13: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 20 November 2014  — European Commission v Poland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 91/676/EEC — Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources — Inadequate definition of waters which are polluted or are vulnerable to pollution — Inadequate classification of vulnerable zones — Action programmes — Deficient measures)

26.1.2015   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 26/5
            
         Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 20 November 2014 — European Commission v Poland
   (Case C-356/13) (1)
   
   ((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/676/EEC - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - Inadequate definition of waters which are polluted or are vulnerable to pollution - Inadequate classification of vulnerable zones - Action programmes - Deficient measures))
   (2015/C 026/06)
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, acting as Agent)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, in having inadequately defined the waters which are vulnerable to pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources, in having inadequately classified vulnerable zones and in having adopted action programmes, as provided for under Article 5 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, which include measures which are incompatible with the directive, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 of Directive 91/676, read in conjunction with Annex I thereto, and under Article 5 of that directive, read in conjunction with Annexes II A(2) and III(1)(1) thereto.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.