CELEX: 62007CA0081
Language: en
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
Title: Case C-81/07: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 March 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Environment — Directive 2000/59/EC — Waste reception and handling plans for ship-generated waste)

9.5.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 116/8
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 March 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
   (Case C-81/07) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/59/EC - Waste reception and handling plans for ship-generated waste)
   (2008/C 116/13)
   Language of the case: Greek
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Zavvos and K. Simonsson, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: S. Chala and I. Pouli, Agents)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues — Commission declaration (OJ 2000 L 332, p. 81)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by failing to develop, implement and approve waste reception and handling plans for ship-generated waste and cargo residues, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) and Article 16(1) of Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.