Judgment_paragraph 47 · Túrkevei Tejtermelő Kft. v Országos Környezetvédelmi és Természetvédelmi Főfelügyelőség (C-129/16)

47It should be noted that, pursuant to Article 1 of Directive 2004/35, the purpose of that directive is to establish a framework of environmental liability based on the polluter-pays principle with a view to preventing and remedying environmental damage. In the framework of environmental liability laid down by that directive, which is founded on a high degree of environmental protection and on the polluter-pays principle, operators are under a duty both to prevent and to remedy environmental damage (see, to that effect, judgment of 9 March 2010, ERG and Others, C‑379/08 and C‑380/08, EU:C:2010:127, paragraphs 75 and 76).