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Gemeinde Altrip and Others v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-72/12)
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Gemeinde Altrip and Others v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-72/12)

Judgment of 7 Nov 2013law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-72-12/para_50@2026-11-10

50In that regard, it should be borne in mind that Article 10a of that directive leaves the Member States significant discretion to determine what constitutes impairment of a right (see, to that effect, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Nordrhein‑Westfalen, paragraph 55).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-72/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:712
Decided: 7 Nov 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany)
Applicants: Gemeinde Altrip; Gebrüder Hört GbR; Willi Schneider
Defendant: Land Rheinland-Pfalz
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: P. Cruz Villalón
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, G. Arestis, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0072

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Interprets 2: Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC - Statement by the Commission; Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
Cited by 11: Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK v Obvodný úrad Trenčín (C-243/15); European Commission v Moravia Gas Storage a.s (C-596/13 P); A.K. v Skarb Państwa (C-428/20); IL and Others v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (C-535/18)2 provisions; Hellenic Republic v European Commission (C-670/17 P); Volkmar Klohn v An Bord Pleanála (C-167/17); NC v European Commission (T-151/16); Wolfgang und Dr. Wilfried Rey Grundstücksgemeinschaft GbR v Finanzamt Krefeld (C-332/14)2 provisions; European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-137/14)4 provisions; Schniga GmbH v Community Plant Variety Office (T-91/14); Karoline Gruber v Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat für Kärnten and Others (C-570/13)2 provisions
Cites 9: Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Others v College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden (C-266/09); Jozef Križan and Others v Slovenská inšpekcia životného prostredia (C-416/10); Monsanto Technology LLC v Cefetra BV and Others (C-428/08); Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Nordrhein-Westfalen eV v Bezirksregierung Arnsberg (C-115/09); Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC - Statement by the Commission; Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-431/92); Burgemeester en wethouders van Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude and Others v Gedeputeerde Staten van Noord-Holland (C-81/96); Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment; Marie-Noëlle Solvay and Others v Région wallonne (C-182/10)