Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 October 2010.#European Commission v Republic of Slovenia.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2008/1/EC - Integrated pollution prevention and control - Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period.#Case C-49/10.

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ 2008 L 24, p. 8) – Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations – Obligation to ensure that such installations operate in accordance with the requirements of the directive.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, all the measures necessary as far as concerns permits for industrial installations, in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, the Republic of Slovenia has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Republic of Slovenia to pay the costs.