CELEX: 62013CA0395
Language: en
Date: 2014-11-06 00:00:00
Title: Case C-395/13: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 November 2014  — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Urban waste water — Directive 91/271/EEC — Articles 3 and 4 — Obligation to collect — Obligation to treat)

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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 7/9
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 November 2014 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
   (Case C-395/13) (1)
   
   ((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Urban waste water - Directive 91/271/EEC - Articles 3 and 4 - Obligation to collect - Obligation to treat))
   (2015/C 007/12)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and E. Manhaeve, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: T. Materne and J.-C. Halleux, acting as Agents, assisted by E. Gillet and A. Lepièce, avocats)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by not ensuring the collection and treatment of urban waste waters of the agglomerations of Aywaille, Baelen, Blegny, Chastre, Grez-Doiceau, Jodoigne, Lasne, Obourg, Oreye, Orp, Raeren, Sart-Dames-Avelines, Soiron, Sombreffe and Yvoir-Anhée, and by not ensuring the treatment of urban waste waters of the agglomerations of Bassenge, Chaumont-Gistoux, Chièvres, Crisnée, Dalhem, Dinant, Écaussinnes, Estinnes, Feluy-Arquennes, Fexhe-Slins, Fosses-la-Ville, Godarville, Hannut, Havré, Jurbise, Le Rœulx, Leuze, Lillois-Witterzée, Profondeville, Rotheux-Neuville, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Saint-Hubert, Sirault, Sprimont, Villers-la-Ville, Villers-le-Bouillet, Virginal-Hennuyères, Walcourt, Welkenraedt, Wépion, Wiers, Gaurain-Ramecroix and Hélécine, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3 and 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013.