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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 December 2010. – European Commission v Portuguese Republic.

CELEX: 62009CJ0526 · EN · EUR-Lex / CELLAR

Subject of the case
Operative part

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Article 11(1) and (2) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40) – Licence to discharge waste water – ‘Estação de Serviço Sobritos’.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by permitting the discharge of industrial waste water from the industrial site of Estação de Serviço Sobritos L da , situated in the Matosinhos urban area, without adequate authorisation to that effect, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 11(1) and (2) of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment;

2. Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.