CELEX: 62012CA0412
Language: en
Date: 2013-07-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-412/12: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Cyprus (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfill of waste — Operation in the absence of a conditioning plan for the site — Obligation to close down the site)

7.9.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 260/19
            
         Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Cyprus
   (Case C-412/12) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Operation in the absence of a conditioning plan for the site - Obligation to close down the site)
   2013/C 260/31
   Language of the case: Greek
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Zavvos and D. Düsterhaus, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: M. Chatzigeorgiou and K. Lykourgos, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 14 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1) — Continued operation of the landfill sites of Nicosia and Limassol in the absence of conditioning plans for the sites
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to close down all the landfill sites for the uncontrolled disposal of waste (XADA) which are operated on its territory or in failing to comply with Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, the Republic of Cyprus has failed to fulfill its obligations under Article 14 of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Cyprus to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 366, 24.11.2012.