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Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-411/17)
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Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-411/17)

Judgment of 29 Jul 2019law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-411-17/para_169@2026-11-11

169However, neither the EIA Directive nor the Habitats Directive specify what action should be taken in the event of infringement of the obligations laid down by those directives.

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-411/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:622
Decided: 29 Jul 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Cour constitutionnelle (Constitutional Court, Belgium)
Applicants: Inter-Environnement Wallonnie ASBL; Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL
Defendant: Council of Ministers
Intervener: Electrabel SA
Rapporteur: J.‑C. Bonichot
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Prechal, M. Vilaras, E. Regan, T. von Danwitz, C. Toader, C. Lycourgos, A. Rosas, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, C.G. Fernlund
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0411

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Interprets 2: Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (codification) Text with EEA relevance; Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
Cited by 18: La Quadrature du Net and Others v Premier ministre and Others (C-511/18, C-512/18, C-520/18); G.D. v The Commissioner of the Garda Síochána and Others (C-140/20); Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-817/19); 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; Criminal proceedings against VD bd]& (C-339/20); Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen and Sogent v KG and WA (C-236/24); AS 'Latvijas valsts meži' v Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde and Vides pārraudzības valsts birojs (C-434/22)2 provisions; Eco Advocacy CLG v An Bord Pleanála (C-721/21); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-432/21); Dansk Akvakultur v Miljø- og Fødevareklagenævnet (C-278/21); Namur-Est Environnement ASBL v Région wallonne (C-463/20); B AG v Finanzamt A (C-515/20); SC Valoris SRL v Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Craiova – Administraţia Judeţeană a Finanţelor Publice Vâlcea and Administraţia Fondului pentru Mediu (C-677/19); Republic of Austria v European Commission (C-594/18 P); Friends of the Irish Environment Ltd v An Bord Pleanála (C-254/19)2 provisions; Criminal proceedings against Nikolay Boykov Kolev and Others (C-704/18); GRDF SA v Eni Gas & Power France SA and Others (C-236/18)
Cites 25: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Association nationale des opérateurs détaillants en énergie (ANODE) v Premier ministre and Others (C-121/15); Winner Wetten GmbH v Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Bergheim (C-409/06); Paul Abraham and Others v Région wallonne and Others (C-2/07); Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Terre wallonne ASBL v Région wallonne (C-41/11); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-600/12); Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (Codified version); Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij (C-127/02); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-526/16); Comune di Castelbellino v Regione Marche and Others (C-117/17); Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-226/08); Comune di Corridonia and Others v Provincia di Macerata and Provincia di Macerata Settore 10 – Ambiente (C-196/16, C-197/16); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-441/17); Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Others v Vlaamse Gewest (C-275/09); The Queen, on the application of Delena Wells v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (C-201/02); Marie-Noëlle Solvay and Others v Région wallonne (C-182/10); Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds; Edel Grace and Peter Sweetman v An Bord Pleanala (C-164/17); Brian Holohan and Others v An Bord Pleanála (C-461/17); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-404/09); Coöperatie Mobilisation for the Environment UA and Vereniging Leefmilieu v College van gedeputeerde staten van Limburg and College van gedeputeerde staten van Gelderland (C-293/17, C-294/17); Dimos Kropias Attikis v Ypourgos Perivallontos, Energeias kai Klimatikis Allagis (C-473/14); Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (codification) Text with EEA relevance; Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora