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Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer (C-723/17)
Consideration of the questions referred
The first question
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Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer (C-723/17)

Judgment of 26 Jun 2019law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-723-17/para_42@2026-11-10

42Some of the provisions of Directive 2008/50 referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this judgment contain clear, precise and unconditional obligations, which means that they can be invoked by individuals against the State.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-723/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:533
Decided: 26 Jun 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel (Dutch-language Court of First Instance, Brussels, Belgium)
Applicants: Lies Craeynest; Cristina Lopez Devaux and 4 more
Frédéric Mertens; Stefan Vandermeulen; Karin De Schepper; ClientEarth VZW
Defendants: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest; Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer
Intervener: Belgische Staat
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, C. Toader, A. Rosas, L. Bay Larsen, M. Safjan
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0723

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Interprets 3: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe
Cited by 13: NE v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (C-205/20); Sdruzhenie 'Za Zemyata – dostap do pravosadie' and Others v Izpalnitelen director na Izpalnitelna agentsia po okolna sreda and 'TETS Maritsa iztok 2' EAD (C-375/21); WP v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale and Repubblica italiana (C-404/21); European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria (C-730/19); 'Klaipėdos regiono atliekų tvarkymo centras' v UAB (C-927/19); The Queen, on the application of: Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and Cleveland Meat Company Ltd v The Food Standards Agency (C-579/19); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-635/18); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-644/18); European Commission v Romania (C-638/18); AS „PrivatBank” v Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (C-480/18); GAEC Jeanningros v Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO) and Others (C-785/18); European Commission v French Republic (C-636/18); Proceedings brought by Wasserleitungsverband Nördliches Burgenland and Others (C-197/18)2 provisions
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Peter Puškár v Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky and Kriminálny úrad finančnej správy (C-73/16); Moussa Sacko v Commissione Territoriale per il riconoscimento della Protezione internazionale di Milano (C-348/16); Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe; Hospital Ingenieure Krankenhaustechnik Planungs-Gesellschaft mbH (HI) v Stadt Wien (C-92/00); Croce Amica One Italia Srl v Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU) (C-440/13); The Queen, on the application of: ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (C-404/13); Dieter Janecek v Freistaat Bayern (C-237/07); INEOS Köln GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-572/16); Koppers Denmark ApS v Skatteministeriet (C-49/17); Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer (C-723/17); East Sussex County Council v Information Commissioner and Others (C-71/14); Túrkevei Tejtermelő Kft. v Országos Környezetvédelmi és Természetvédelmi Főfelügyelőség (C-129/16); Aannemersbedrijf P.K. Kraaijeveld BV e.a. v Gedeputeerde Staten van Zuid-Holland (C-72/95)