ECJ CASES
March 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLBRITAIN is to be taken to the European Court of Justice over two allegations that it has broken European waste laws and one that it has broken the EU drinking water directive.The government will have to defend its implementation of the hazardous waste directive, which the Commission claims has been incorrect, notably regarding its official definition of the waste controlled by its rules. Brussels also claims that exemptions from rules on work that requires special permits go beyond those allowed in EU law. And it adds that the directive's ban on ...
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