Press Release: Commission refers Spain to Court over illegal landfills

On 16 July 2015 the European Commission has taken Spain to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) over poor waste management in the regions of Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León and Murcia. Despite earlier warnings from the Commission, Spain has failed to take measures to close, seal and ecologically restore 61 illegal landfills, as laid down by EU waste legislation.

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ESO: Background information: Taxation: Commission refers Ireland to the Court of Justice for failing to amend its car tax legislation http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-july-infringements-package-key-decisions/

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