ECJ BELGIUM WATER CASE
September 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has censured the Belgian government for failing to abide by European Union (EU) legislation requiring it to protect its national water supplies from farm pollution. In a comprehensive ruling, the ECJ said Belgium had clearly breached directive 91/676/EEC on the protection of water against nitrates from agricultural sources. In particular, the court accepted claims brought by the European Commission that Belgium had failed to identify rivers or lakes that could be affected by nitrates pollution and where tough ...
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