- The Role of the National Judge in the European Judicial System and the Procedures of the CJEU
EU Documents
Selected articles from the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, including Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ C 83 of 30 March 2010, p.1)
Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice (consolidated version of 25 September 2012)
Recommendations to national courts and tribunals in relation to the initiation of preliminary ruling procedure (OJ C 338 of 6 November 2012, p. 1)
Selected CJEU Case Law
Case 26/62 Van Gend & Loos [1963] ECR 1.
Case 6/64 Costa v Enel [1964] ECR 585.
Case 41/74 van Duyn [1974] ECR 1337.
Case 283/81 Cilfit and Others [1982] ECR 3415.
Case 314/85 Foto-Frost [1987] ECR 4199.
Case 222/86 Heylens and others [1987] ECR 4097.
Case 247/87 Star Fruit v Commission [1989] ECR 291.
Case C-415/93 Bosman [1995] ECR I-4921.
Case C-99/00 Lyckeskog [2002] ECR I-4839.
Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01 Pfeiffer and Others [2004] ECR I-8835.
Case C-350/02 Commission v Netherlands [2004] ECR I-6213.
Case C-461/03 Gaston Schul Douane-expediteur [2005] ECR I-10513.
Case C-53/03 Syfait [2005] ECR I‑4609.
Case C-304/02 Commission v France (small fish) [2005] ECR I-6263.
Case C-466/04 Acereda Herrera [2006] ECR I-5341.
Case C-344/04 IATA and ELFAA [2006] ECR I-403.
Case C-221/04 Commission v Spain [2006] ECR I-4515.
Case C-380/05 Centro Europa 7 [2008] ECR I-349.
Case C-210/06 Cartesio [2008] ECR I-9641.
Joined Cases C-261/08 and C-348/08 Zurita García and Choque Cabrera [2009] ECR I-10143.
Case C-445/06 Danske Slagterier [2009] I-2119.
Joined Cases C-188/10 and C-189/10 Melki and Abdeli [2010] ECR I-5667.
Case C-240/09 Lesoochranárske zoskupenie [2011] ECR I-1255.
Case C-282/10 Dominguez [2012] ECR I-0000.
Case C-374/11 Commission v Ireland of 19 December 2012.
Case C-394/11, Belov [2013] ECR I-0000.
DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (Birds Directive)
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC of May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive)
COUNCIL DECISION 82/72/EEC of 3 December 1981 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)
Guidance document on hunting under Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds “The Birds Directive”
MANAGING NATURA 2000 SITES: The provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC
Guidance document on Article 6(4) of the 'Habitats Directive' 92/43/EEC
The implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives in estuaries and coastal zones
Wind energy developments and Natura 2000
Guidance document on the strict protection of animal species of Community interest under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC
Natura 2000 and forests ‘Challenges and opportunities’
Sustainable tourism and Natura 2000: Guidelines, initiatives and good practices in Europe
Guidelines for the establishment of the Natura 2000 network in the marine environment: Application of the Habitats and Birds Directives
Appendix 1 : Marine Habitat types definitions. Update of “Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats”
Appendix 2: Lists of existing marine Habitat types and Species for different Member States
Appendix 3: Examples of the technique of the use of matrix as a management tool for decision-making.
Appendix 4 I: Good experiences and examples of implementation of Natura 2000 in the marine environment including LIFE fund actions in the marine environment
Appendix 4 II: LIFE and the marine environment: Promoting sustainable management of Europe’s seas
Appendix 5: Bibliography
Selected CJEU Case Law
C-258/11 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 April 2013. Peter Sweetman and Others v An Bord Pleanála. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Supreme Court - Ireland.
C-43/10 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 11 September 2012. Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Aitoloakarnanias and Others v Ypourgos Perivallontos, Chorotaxias kai Dimosion ergon and Others.
C-340/10 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 March 2012, European Commission v Republic of Cyprus.
C-182/10 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 February 2012, Marie-Noëlle Solvay and Others v Région wallonne.
C-404/09 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 November 2011, European Commission v Kingdom of Spain.
C-383/09 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 June 2011, European Commission v French Republic.
C-308/08 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 May 2010, European Commission v Kingdom of Spain.
C-241/08 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 March 2010, European Commission v French Republic.
C-226/08 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2010, Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
C-418/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.
C-179/06 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 October 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
C-304/05 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 September 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
C-235/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.
C-342/05 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 June 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland.
C-508/04 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 May 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.
C-183/05 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 January 2007, Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.
C-418/05 Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2006, Centro Provincial de Jķvenes Agricultores de Jaén (ASAJA) and Others v Council of the European Union.
C-239/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 26 October 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic.
C-244/05 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006, Bund Naturschutz in Bayern eV and Others v Freistaat Bayern.
C-191/05 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 July 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic.
C-221/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 18 May 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.
C-209/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 March 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.
C-518/04 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.
C-98/03 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 January 2006, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
C-6/04 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 October 2005, Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
C-441/03 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 April 2005, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.
C-117/03 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 January 2005, Societā Italiana Dragaggi SpA and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia.
C-127/02 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 September 2004, Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij.
C-407/03 Judgment of 15 July 2004, Commission v Finland.
C-143/02 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 March 2003, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
C-75/01 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 February 2003, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.
C-103/00 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 30 January 2002, Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.
C-374/98 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 December 2000, Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.
C-371/98 Judgment of the Court of 7 November 2000, The Queen v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte First Corporate Shipping Ltd, interveners: World Wide Fund for Nature UK (WWF) and Avon Wildlife Trust.
C-256/98 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 April 2000, Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.
C-3/96 Judgment of the Court of 19 May 1998, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.
C-44/95 Judgment of the Court of 11 July 1996, Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment, ex parte: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
C-57/89 Judgment of the Court of 28 February 1991. Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
C-396/92 Judgment of the Court of 9 August 1994. Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. and Richard Stahnsdorf and others v Freistaat Bayern, Stadt Vilsbiburg and Landkreis Landshut.
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 October 2012 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
DIRECTIVE 2011/92/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
DIRECTIVE 2003/35/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice
DIRECTIVE 2001/42/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive)
Selected CJEU Case Law
C-128/09 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2011, Antoine Boxus and Willy Roua (C-128/09), Guido Durlet and Others (C-129/09), Paul Fastrez and Henriette Fastrez (C-130/09), Philippe Daras (C-131/09), Association des riverains et habitants des communes proches de l’aéroport BSCA (Brussels South Charleroi Airport) (ARACh) (C-134/09 and C-135/09), Bernard Page (C-134/09) and Léon L’Hoir and Nadine Dartois (C-135/09) v Région wallonne.
C-75/08 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 30 April 2009, The Queen, on the application of Christopher Mellor v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
C-142/07 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 July 2008, Ecologistas en Acciķn-CODA v Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
C-156/07 Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 July 2008, Salvatore Aiello and Others v Regione Lombardia and Others.
C-215/06 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 3 July 2008, Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.
C-508/03 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 May 2006, Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
C-290/03 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 May 2006, The Queen, on the application of: Diane Barker v London Borough of Bromley.
C-227/01 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 September 2004, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.
C-87/02 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2004, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
C-201/02 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 January 2004, The Queen, on the application of Delena Wells v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
C-230/00 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 June 2001, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium.
C-392/96 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 September 1999, Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.
C-435/97 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 September 1999, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Others v Autonome Provinz Bozen and Others.
C-301/95 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 October 1998, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
C-72/95 Judgment of the Court of 24 October 1996, Aannemersbedrijf P.K. Kraaijeveld BV e.a. v Gedeputeerde Staten van Zuid-Holland.
C-133/94 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 May 1996, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium.
C-431/92 Judgment of the Court of 11 August 1995, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
C-186/91 Judgment of the Court of 10 March 1993, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium.
C-360/87 Judgment of the Court of 28 February 1991, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
C-96/81 Judgment of the Court of 25 May 1982, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.
C-103/88 Judgment of the Court of 22 June 1989, Fratelli Costanzo SpA v Comune di Milano.
C-427/07 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 July 2009. Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.
C-205/08 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 December 2009. Umweltanwalt von Kärnten v Kärntner Landesregierung.
C-263/08 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 October 2009. Djurgården-Lilla Värtans Miljöskyddsförening v Stockholms kommun genom dess marknämnd.
C-115/09 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 May 2011. Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Nordrhein-Westfalen eV v Bezirksregierung Arnsberg.
C-420/11 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 March 2013. Jutta Leth v Republik Österreich and Land Niederösterreich.
C-244/12 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 March 2013. Salzburger Flughafen GmbH v Umweltsenat.
International Case Law
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUDGMENT OF 20 APRIL 2010, PULP MILLS ON THE RIVER URUGUAY (ARGENTINA v. URUGUAY)
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUDGMENT OF 25 SEPTEMBER 1997 CASE CONCERNING THE GABCIKOVO-NAGYMAROS PROJECT (HUNGARY/SLOVAKIA)
REPORTS OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL AWARDS of 16 April 1938 and 11 March 1941, Trail smelter case (United States, Canada)
- Selected Articles and Books
Ludwig Krämer, Environmental judgments by the Court of Justice and their duration, Journal for European Environmental and Planning Law 2008, 263.
Chapters 5 and 8.3, 19.1 and 19.2 of J.H. Jans & H.H.B. Vedder, European Environmental Law (4th edition). Europa Law Publishing 2012.
J.H. Jans, R. Macrory, A-M Moreno Molina (eds.), National Courts and EU Environmental Law. Europa Law Publishing 2013.