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Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0330decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2015.#Gergely Szemerey v Miniszterelnökséget vezető miniszter.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gyulai Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common agricultural policy — Rural development support measures — Agri-environmental payments — Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 — Articles 23 and 58 — Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 — Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 — Aid in respect of the cultivation of a rare plant species — Application for payment — Contents — Certificate requirement — Penalties for non-presentation.#Case C-330/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0487decided

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 November 2015.#SC Total Waste Recycling SRL v Országos Környezetvédelmi és Természetvédelmi Főfelügyelőség.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Waste — Shipments — Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 — Shipments within the European Union — Point of entry different from that specified in the notification and in the prior consent — Essential change to the details of a shipment of waste — Shipments — Proportionality of the administrative fine.#Case C-487/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 26 November 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0137decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 October 2015.#European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Article 11 — Directive 2010/75/EU — Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) — Article 25 — Access to justice — Non-compliant national procedural rules.#Case C-137/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 October 2015

Record· TJCELEX 62013TJ0689decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 October 2015.#Bilbaína de Alquitranes, SA and Others v European Commission.#Environment and protection of human health — Classification of pitch, coal tar, high-temperature, in the categories of acute aquatic toxicity and chronic aquatic toxicity — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 — Manifest error of assessment — Classification of a substance on the basis of its constituents.#Case T-689/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 October 2015

Record· COCELEX 62014CO0156decided

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 October 2015.#Tamoil Italia SpA v Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Article 191(2) TFEU — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — National legislation under which no provision is made for the administrative authorities to require owners of polluted land who have not contributed to that pollution to carry out preventive and remedial measures, and the sole obligation imposed concerns the reimbursement of the measures undertaken by those authorities — Whether compatible with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and that environmental damage should be rectified at source as a matter of priority.#Case C-156/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 6 October 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0071decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2015.#East Sussex County Council v Information Commissioner and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the First-tier Tribunal.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Aarhus Convention — Directive 2003/4/EC — Articles 5 and 6 — Public access to environmental information — Charge for supplying environmental information — Reasonable amount — Costs of maintaining a database and overheads — Access to justice — Administrative and judicial review of a decision imposing a charge.#Case C-71/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 6 October 2015

Record· COCELEX 62013CO0592decided

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 October 2015.#Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others v Ediltecnica SpA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Article 191(2) TFEU — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — National legislation under which no provision is made for the administrative authorities to require owners of polluted land who have not contributed to that pollution to carry out preventive and remedial measures, and the sole obligation imposed concerns the reimbursement of the measures undertaken by those authorities — Whether compatible with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and that environmental damage should be rectified at source as a matter of priority.#Case C-592/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 6 October 2015

Record· TJCELEX 62013TJ0360decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 September 2015.#Verein zur Wahrung von Einsatz und Nutzung von Chromtrioxid und anderen Chrom-VI-verbindungen in der Oberflächentechnik eV (VECCO) and Others v European Commission.#REACH — Inclusion of chromium trioxide in the list of substances subject to authorisation — Uses or categories of uses exempted from the authorisation requirement — Concept of ‘existing specific Community legislation imposing minimum requirements relating to the protection of human health or the environment for the use of the substance’ — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration.#Case T-360/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 25 September 2015

Record· TJCELEX 62011TJ0245decided

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 23 September 2015.#ClientEarth and The International Chemical Secretariat v European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents held by ECHA — Documents deriving from a third party — Time-limit for response to an application for access — Refusal of access — Exception relating to protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process — Overriding public interest — Environmental information — Emissions into the environment.#Case T-245/11.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 23 September 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62014CC0330decided

Opinion of Advocate General Wahl delivered on 16 September 2015.#Gergely Szemerey v Miniszterelnökséget vezető miniszter.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gyulai Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common agricultural policy — Rural development support measures — Agri-environmental payments — Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 — Articles 23 and 58 — Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 — Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 — Aid in respect of the cultivation of a rare plant species — Application for payment — Contents — Certificate requirement — Penalties for non-presentation.#Case C-330/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 September 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0473decided

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 10 September 2015.#Dimos Kropias Attikis v Ypourgos Perivallontos, Energeias kai Klimatikis Allagis.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2001/42/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment — Protection regime in respect of the Mount Hymettus area — Modification procedure — Applicability of the directive — Master plan and environmental protection programme for the greater Athens area.#Case C-473/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 10 September 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0106decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 September 2015.#Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de la distribution (FCD) and Fédération des magasins de bricolage et de l’aménagement de la maison (FMB) v Ministre de l’écologie, du développement durable et de lʼénergie.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (France).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment and protection of human health — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — Articles 7(2) and 33 — Substances of very high concern present in articles — Duties to notify and provide information — Calculation of threshold of 0.1% weight by weight.#Case C-106/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 10 September 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62014CC0141decided

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 3 September 2015.#European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2009/147/EC — Conservation of wild birds — Kaliakra and Belite Skali special protection areas — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats and wild species — Kompleks Kaliakra site of Community importance — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Temporal applicability of the system of protection — Deterioration of natural habitats of species and disturbance of species — Wind power — Tourism.#Case C-141/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 September 2015

Record· TOCELEX 62014TO0685(01)decided

Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 July 2015.#European Environmental Bureau (EEB) v European Commission.#Environment — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Commission decision concerning the notification by Bulgaria of a transitional national plan as referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions — Refusal of internal review — Measure of individual scope — Aarhus Convention — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Lateness — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly devoid of any foundation in law.#Case T-685/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 July 2015

Record· TOCELEX 62014TO0565(01)decided

Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 July 2015.#European Environmental Bureau (EEB) v European Commission.#Environment — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Commission decision concerning the notification by Poland of a transitional national plan as referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions — Refusal of internal review — Measure of individual scope — Aarhus Convention — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Lateness — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly devoid of any foundation in law.#Case T-565/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 July 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62013CJ0612decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 July 2015.#ClientEarth v European Commission.#Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions of the European Union — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Third indent of Article 4(2) — Environmental information — Aarhus Convention — Article 4(1) and (4) — Exception to right of access — Protection of the purpose of investigations — Studies carried out by an undertaking, at the request of the European Commission, concerning the transposition of directives on the environment — Partial refusal of access.#Case C-612/13 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 July 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62013CJ0653decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 July 2015.#European Commission v Italian Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directive 2006/12/EC — Articles 4 and 5 — Waste management — Region of Campania — Judgment of the Court — Finding of a failure to fulfil obligations — Failure to comply in full with a judgment of the Court — Article 260(2) TFEU — Financial penalties — Penalty payment — Lump sum payment.#Case C-653/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 July 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62013CJ0461decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 July 2015.#Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — EU action in the field of water policy — Directive 2000/60/EC — Article 4(1) — Environmental objectives relating to surface waters — Deterioration of the status of a body of surface water — Project for the development of a navigable waterway — Obligation of the Member States not to authorise a project that may cause a deterioration of the status of a body of surface water — Decisive criteria for determining whether there is a deterioration of the status of a body of water.#Case C-461/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 July 2015

Record· TOCELEX 62013TO0019(01)decided

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 June 2015.#Frank Bold Society v European Commission.#Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Decision granting the Czech Republic an option for transitional free allocation of quotas for the modernisation of electricity generation — Request for internal review of that decision — No measure of individual scope — Commission decision declaring the request for a review inadmissible — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-19/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 29 June 2015

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0847decided

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 24 June 2015.#GHC Gerling, Holz & Co. Handels GmbH v European Commission.#Environment — Protection of the ozone layer — Fluorinated greenhouse gases — Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 — Placing of hydrofluorocarbons on the market — Determination of a reference value — Allocation of quotas — Duty to state reasons — Method of calculation.#Case T-847/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 24 June 2015

Record· TOCELEX 62014TO0573decided

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 June 2015.#Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and SNF SAS v European Commission.#Actions for annulment — Environment — Criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel — Converted paper products — Excluded or limited substances and mixtures — Concentration limits for residual monomers — Article 263, fourth paragraph, TFEU — Lack of individual concern — Inadmissibility.#Case T-573/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 June 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62014CC0137decided

Opinion of Advocate General Wathelet delivered on 21 May 2015.#European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Article 11 — Directive 2010/75/EU — Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) — Article 25 — Access to justice — Non-compliant national procedural rules.#Case C-137/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 May 2015

Decision· DCELEX 32015D0801in force

Commission Decision (EU) 2015/801 of 20 May 2015 on reference document on best environmental management practice, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the retail trade sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (notified under document C(2015) 3234) (Text with EEA relevance)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 20 May 2015

Record· TJCELEX 62013TJ0433decided

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 May 2015.#Petropars Iran Co. and Others v Council of the European Union.#Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Obligation to state reasons — Error of assessment — Plea of illegality — Right to conduct business — Right to property — Protection of public health, security and the environment — Precautionary principle — Proportionality — Rights of defence.#Case T-433/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 5 May 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0148decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 April 2015.#Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Nordzucker AG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme in the European Union — Determination of the extent of the obligation to surrender allowances — Penalties — Article 16(1) and (3).#Case C-148/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 29 April 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62014CC0071decided

Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston delivered on 16 April 2015.#East Sussex County Council v Information Commissioner and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the First-tier Tribunal.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Aarhus Convention — Directive 2003/4/EC — Articles 5 and 6 — Public access to environmental information — Charge for supplying environmental information — Reasonable amount — Costs of maintaining a database and overheads — Access to justice — Administrative and judicial review of a decision imposing a charge.#Case C-71/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 April 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62013CJ0570decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2015.#Karoline Gruber v Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat für Kärnten and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Construction of a retail park — Binding effect of an administrative decision not to carry out an environmental impact assessment — No public participation.#Case C-570/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 April 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62013CC0612decided

Opinion of Advocate General Cruz Villalón delivered on 14 April 2015.#ClientEarth v European Commission.#Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions of the European Union — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Third indent of Article 4(2) — Environmental information — Aarhus Convention — Article 4(1) and (4) — Exception to right of access — Protection of the purpose of investigations — Studies carried out by an undertaking, at the request of the European Commission, concerning the transposition of directives on the environment — Partial refusal of access.#Case C-612/13 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 April 2015

Record· CJCELEX 62013CJ0534decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 4 March 2015.#Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others v Fipa Group srl and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 191(2) TFEU — Directive 2004/35/EC — Environmental liability — National legislation under which no provision is made for the administrative authorities to require owners of polluted land who have not contributed to that pollution to carry out preventive and remedial measures, and the sole obligation imposed concerns the reimbursement of the measures undertaken by those authorities — Whether compatible with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and that environmental damage should be rectified at source as a matter of priority.#Case C-534/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 4 March 2015

Report· CCCELEX 62014CC0106decided

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 12 February 2015.#Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de la distribution (FCD) and Fédération des magasins de bricolage et de l’aménagement de la maison (FMB) v Ministre de l’écologie, du développement durable et de lʼénergie.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (France).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment and protection of human health — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — Articles 7(2) and 33 — Substances of very high concern present in articles — Duties to notify and provide information — Calculation of threshold of 0.1% weight by weight.#Case C-106/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 12 February 2015

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