Europe – Portugal – By judgment of 5 March 2026 (Case C-613/24, Commission v Portugal), the Court of Justice of the European Union ordered Portugal to pay the European Commission a lump sum of €10,000,000 for failing to designate with sufficient precision the Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) relating to protected habitats and species on its territory (infringement of Article 4(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC, the “Habitats Directive”) and for failing to adopt appropriate conservation measures for the sites concerned (infringement of Article 6(1) of that directive), despite having been required to do so by the Court’s judgment of 5 September 2019. The Court also ordered Portugal to pay a daily penalty payment of €41,250 from that date until full compliance with the judgment of 5 September 2019 (Case C-290/18 – Commission v Portugal)
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats Europe – Portugal – By judgment of 5 March 2026 (Case C-613/24, Commission v Portugal), the Court of Justice of the European Union ordered Portugal to pay the European Commission a lump sum of...
Europe – By judgment of 3 March 2026 (case 4711/20 – Tishkina v. Bulgaria), the European Court of Human Rights ordered Bulgaria to pay several sums for failing to take measures to protect an individual’s property from the consequences of illegal activities carried out by private individuals near her home
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats By judgment of 3 March 2026 (case 4711/20 – Tishkina v. Bulgaria), the European Court of Human Rights condemned Bulgaria to pay several sums for failing to take measures to protect an individual’s property from...
Belgium – Walloon Region – On 25 February 2026, the Parlement de Wallonie adopted a decree amending the Act of 12 July 1973 on Nature Conservation.
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats On 25 February 2026, the Parlement de Wallonie adopted the decree amending the Act of 12 July 1973 on nature conservation and Book I of the Environment Code. The amendments aim to modernise the Act of 12 July...
Atmos Avocat has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in environmental law by the Chambers & Partners rankings
For the sixth consecutive year, our French member, Atmos Avocats is listed in the Chambers & Partners ranking of the best law firms in France and has once again improved its position this year, now ranking Band 2 in environmental law. Atmos Avocats is described as...