ITALY CENSURED OVER FAILING TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DIRECTIVE
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ITALY has been censured by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to properly write the 2001 environmental impact assessment directive into its national laws. The court said Rome "had failed to fulfill its obligations" under European treaty commitments, effectively ordering it to comply with the directive, which ensures that large scale industrial developments are investigated to stop them overly polluting the environment, including water courses.
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ITALY has been censured by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to properly write the 2001 environmental impact assessment directive into its national laws. The court said Rome "had failed to fulfill its obligations" under European treaty commitments, effectively ordering it to comply with the directive, which ensures that large scale industrial developments are investigated to stop them overly polluting the environment, including water courses.
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