Europe – Norway – The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association considered in a judgment of 21 May 2025 (case E-18/24) that downstream gas emissions, namely gas emissions from petroleum products produced on the basis of a permit, must be taken into account in the environmental impact assessment of the project when applying for a permit. They constitute effects of this project within the meaning of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on environmental

Europe – Norway – The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association considered in a judgment of 21 May 2025 (case E-18/24) that downstream gas emissions, namely gas emissions from petroleum products produced on the basis of a permit, must be taken into account in the environmental impact assessment of the project when applying for a permit. They constitute effects of this project within the meaning of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on environmental

by | 28 May 2025 | *Europe

HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) held in a judgment of 21 May 2025 (Case E-18/24) that greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the combustion of oil and natural gas extracted...
Europe – On a preliminary question referred by the Council of State of Belgium, the Court of Justice of the European Union, by judgment of 8 May 2025 (C/236-24), held that, Article 9a of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of 16 April 2014, must be interpreted as meaning that where the authority competent to determine whether a project referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2011/92, as amended, must be subject to an environmental impact assessment, in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 2011/92, as amended, is also the developer of the project concerned, an appropriate separation between the conflicting functions in the performance of that task must at least be applied

Europe – On a preliminary question referred by the Council of State of Belgium, the Court of Justice of the European Union, by judgment of 8 May 2025 (C/236-24), held that, Article 9a of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of 16 April 2014, must be interpreted as meaning that where the authority competent to determine whether a project referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2011/92, as amended, must be subject to an environmental impact assessment, in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 2011/92, as amended, is also the developer of the project concerned, an appropriate separation between the conflicting functions in the performance of that task must at least be applied

by | 8 May 2025 | *Europe, B

HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats On a preliminary question referred by the Council of State of Belgium, the Court of Justice of the European Union, by judgment of 8 May 2025 (C/236-24), held that, Article 9a of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13...
Europe – By judgment of 8 May 2025 (C-318/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union finds that the Republic of Slovenia has failed to take the necessary measures to manage waste on plot no. 115/1 in the municipality of Teharje (Bukovžlak) in compliance with its judgment of 16 July 2015 (Commission v Slovenia – C 140/14) and has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU. It orders the Republic of Slovenia to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1,200,000

Europe – By judgment of 8 May 2025 (C-318/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union finds that the Republic of Slovenia has failed to take the necessary measures to manage waste on plot no. 115/1 in the municipality of Teharje (Bukovžlak) in compliance with its judgment of 16 July 2015 (Commission v Slovenia – C 140/14) and has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU. It orders the Republic of Slovenia to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1,200,000

by | 8 May 2025 | *Europe

HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats By a judgment of 16 July 2017 (C-140/14 – Commission v Slovenia), the Court held that the Republic of Slovenia had breached its obligations by authorising the dumping of excavated material on plot No 115/1 in...
Europe – In a judgment of 6 May 2025 (L.F. and Others v. Italy), the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for failing to take the necessary measures to protect the population against pollution from a smelter since 2006 (violation of Article 8 of the Convention – right to privacy)

Europe – In a judgment of 6 May 2025 (L.F. and Others v. Italy), the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for failing to take the necessary measures to protect the population against pollution from a smelter since 2006 (violation of Article 8 of the Convention – right to privacy)

by | 6 May 2025 | *Europe

HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats Europe – In a judgment of 6 May 2025 (L.F. and Others v. Italy), the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for failing to take the necessary measures to protect the population against pollution...
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