FRANCE – ECJ
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FRENCH government has been told to bring its statistical systems for measuring the environmental quality of its bathing water into line with EU standards. The European Court of Justice has supported a bid by the European Commission to declare the French system illegal, ordering Paris to pay costs. If France refused to comply, it could be hit with massive fines.
THE FRENCH government has been told to bring its statistical systems for measuring the environmental quality of its bathing water into line with EU standards. The European Court of Justice has supported a bid by the European Commission to declare the French system illegal, ordering Paris to pay costs. If France refused to comply, it could be hit with massive fines.
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