EuGH · C-452/05 · 23.11.2006 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:737
Subject of the case Operative part Subject of the case Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Incorrect application of Article 5(4) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40). Operative part Operative part: The Court: 1. Declares that, by being unable to prove that the minimum percentage of reduction of the overall load entering all water-treatment plants is at least 75% for total nitrogen, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(4) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment; 2. Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.