European Commission v. Kingdom of Spain

Reference :
C-363/09
Complaint date :
September 11, 2009
Status :
Final judgment
Place of jurisdiction :
European Union, Luxembourg
Plaintiffs types :
European Commission
Plaintiffs names :
No description
Defendants :
Kingdom of Spain
Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :
No description
Case nature :
EU court
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Other
Requests :
The Commission asks the Court to declare that Spain failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 91/444/EEC on Plant protection products by maintaining Art. 38 of its phytosanitary law 43/2002 on data protection.
Name of the Court :
Cour (Sixth Chamber) of Luxembourg, European Union
Jurisdiction level :
No description
Decision date :
July 1, 2010
Decision nature :
Positive
Decision content :
The Court states that by maintaining in force Article 38 of Law 43/2002on plant health, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of Directive 91/414/EEC and orders to pay the costs.
Legal basis :
Court Ruling :
Link to the ruling
Summary :

The Commission asks the Court to declare that Spain failed to fulfil its obligations under Directive 91/444/EEC on Plant protection products by maintaining Art. 38 of its phytosanitary law 43/2002 on data protection.

Scientific references :
No scientifice reference for this case.
Related links :
Case C-363/09: Action brought on 11 September 2009