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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-278/01)
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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-278/01)

Judgment of 25 Nov 2003law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-278-01/para_31@2026-11-10

31The considerations relied on by the Spanish Government relating to the complexity and length of operations necessary to comply with the judgment in Commission v Spain cannot therefore lead to this application being dismissed.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-278/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:635
Decided: 25 Nov 2003
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities, represented by G. Valero Jordana, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain, represented by S. Ortiz Vaamonde, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues(Presidents of Chambers)
Advocate General: J. Mischo
Bench: 10 judges
C.W.A. Timmermans, C. Gulmann, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues(Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0278

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Cited by 16: European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (C-692/20); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-93/17); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-367/14); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-378/13)2 provisions; European Commission v Italian Republic (C-196/13); European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-76/13); European Commission v Ireland (C-374/11); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-496/09)2 provisions; French Republic v European Commission (T-139/06)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-369/07); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-568/07); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-109/08); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-121/07); Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (C-70/06); Association de la presse internationale ASBL (API) v Commission of the European Communities (T-36/04)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-304/02)5 provisions
Cites 5: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-387/97); Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water; Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment; Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-92/96)