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Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Terre wallonne ASBL v Région wallonne (C-41/11)
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Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Terre wallonne ASBL v Région wallonne (C-41/11)

Judgment of 28 Feb 2012law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-41-11/para_62@2026-11-10

62Fourthly and finally, the effects of such a national measure can be exceptionally maintained only for the period of time which is strictly necessary to adopt the measures enabling the irregularity which has been established to be remedied.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-41/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:103
Decided: 28 Feb 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Conseil d’État (Belgium)
Applicants: Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL; Terre wallonne ASBL
Defendant: Région wallonne
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, U. Lõhmus, A. Rosas, E. Levits, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen, T. von Danwitz, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0041

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Interprets 2: Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment; Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
Interpreted by the courts in 1: Association France Nature Environnement v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de lʼÉnergie (C-379/15)
Cited by 14: Union fédérale des consommateurs - Que choisir (UFC - Que choisir) and Consommation, logement et cadre de vie (CLCV) v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance (C-407/21); A and Others v Gewestelijke stedenbouwkundige ambtenaar van het departement Ruimte Vlaanderen, afdeling Oost-Vlaanderen (C-24/19)2 provisions; Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-411/17)2 provisions; INTERZERO Trajnostne rešitve za svet brez odpadkov d.o.o. and Others and Surovina, družba za predelavo odpadkov d.o.o. and Others (C-254/23); Bund Naturschutz in Bayern eV v Landkreis Rosenheim (C-300/20)2 provisions; European Commission v Ireland (C-261/18); Belgisch Syndicaat van Chiropraxie and Others v Ministerraad (C-597/17); Inter-Environnement Bruxelles ASBL and Others v Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (C-671/16); Raoul Thybaut and Others v Région wallonne (C-160/17); Comune di Corridonia and Others v Provincia di Macerata and Provincia di Macerata Settore 10 – Ambiente (C-196/16, C-197/16); Associazione Italia Nostra Onlus v Comune di Venezia and Others (C-444/15); Patrice D'Oultremont and Others v Région wallonne (C-290/15); Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen v Willem Hoogstad (C-269/15); Association France Nature Environnement v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de lʼÉnergie (C-379/15)9 provisions
Cites 18: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Aziz Melki and Sélim Abdeli (C-188/10, C-189/10); Andrea Francovich and Danila Bonifaci and others v Italian Republic (C-6/90); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-8/88); Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment; Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-221/03); The Queen, on the application of Delena Wells v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (C-201/02); Jean Humblet v Kingdom of Belgium (C-6/60); Terre wallonne ASBL and Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL v Région wallonne (C-105/09, C-110/09); Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and Total International Ltd (C-188/07); Genovaitė Valčiukienė and Others v Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė and Others (C-295/10); World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Others v Autonome Provinz Bozen and Others (C-435/97); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-176/03); 2008/96/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 granting a derogation requested by Belgium referred to the region of Wallonia pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (notified under document number C(2007) 6643); Aannemersbedrijf P.K. Kraaijeveld BV e.a. v Gedeputeerde Staten van Zuid-Holland (C-72/95); Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment; Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources