| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/10/832 (24.6.10) |
| Publication Date | 24/06/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Commission requested on 24 June 2010 ten Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Portugal, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Malta and Slovakia) to comply with EU environmental legislation in five different areas, namely prevention of floods, electrical and electronic equipment waste, water policy, management of environmental noise and landfill waste sites. The cases fall into three different categories: non-communication – the failure to adopt EU legislation at national level; non-conformity between national legislation and the requirements of EU legislation; and bad application, failing to properly apply the requirements of EU legislation. Nine of the Member States now have two months to respond to the requests, which take the form of 'reasoned opinions' under EU infringement procedures. In the case of Malta, the deadline to respond is one month. In the absence of satisfactory responses from the Member States concerned, the Commission may refer them to the EU's Court of Justice. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/832&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia |
