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Document 62007CA0263

Case C-263/07: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Incorrect transposition — Directive 96/61/EC — Article 9(4) — Article 13(1) — Annex I — Integrated pollution prevention and control — Concepts of application of the best available techniques and periodic reconsideration of the conditions for an operating permit )

OJ C 22, 26.1.2008, p. 17–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

26.1.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/17


Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-263/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Incorrect transposition - Directive 96/61/EC - Article 9(4) - Article 13(1) - Annex I - Integrated pollution prevention and control - Concepts of ‘application of the best available techniques’ and ‘periodic reconsideration of the conditions for an operating permit’)

(2008/C 22/33)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and J.-B. Laignelot, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Incorrect transposition of Articles 9(4) and 13(1) of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ 1996 L 257, p. 26) and of Annex I thereto — Concepts of application of the ‘best available techniques’ and ‘periodic reconsideration’ of the conditions for an operating permit

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Declares that, by failing correctly to transpose Articles 9(4) and 13(1) of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, and of Annex I thereto, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2.

Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 211 of 8.9.2007.


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