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Document 62007CA0516
Case C-516/07: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Community action in the field of water policy — Designation of competent authorities for hydrographic districts)
Case C-516/07: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Community action in the field of water policy — Designation of competent authorities for hydrographic districts)
Case C-516/07: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for Community action in the field of water policy — Designation of competent authorities for hydrographic districts)
OJ C 153, 4.7.2009, p. 8–8
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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4.7.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 153/8 |
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 May 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-516/07) (1)
(Failure to fulfil obligations - Directive 2000/60/EC - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy - Designation of competent authorities for hydrographic districts)
2009/C 153/15
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán, acting as Agent)
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: B. Plaza Cruz, Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to comply with Article 3(2), (7) and (8) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1)
Operative part
The Court:
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Declares that, by failing to designate the competent authorities for the application of the rules of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3(2) and (7) of that directive; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs. |