ECJ ORDERS THREE MEMBER STATES TO REFORM THEIR WATER LAWS
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered three member states to reform their national water laws, or face the imposition of massive daily recurring fines of Euro 1,000s.
France has been censured for breaching EU directive 98/83/EC on drinking water quality. The court ruled that Paris had breached pollution thresholds as regards nitrates and pesticides, in the Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime and Vendée departments.
Meanwhile, the court has also found against Greece, saying it broke the water framework directive 2000/60/EC by failing to ...
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