Original language
German
Country
Austria
Date of text
Status
Unknown
Type of court
International court
Sources
Court name
European Court of Justice
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Reference number
C-15/03
Justice(s)
Timmermans, C.W.A
Silva de Lapuerta, R.
Gulmann, C.
Arestis, G.
Klucka, J.
Tizzano, A.
Abstract
Austria and Portugal have joined a long list of EU Member States condemned by the European Court of Justice for failing to give priority to the recycling or "regeneration" of waste oils under Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils. The rulings' impact could be negligible, however, since the European Commission - which brought the cases - has now indicated that it wants to scrap the very requirement breached by the two Member States.