ECJ rules against Malta on combustion plants' emissions

摘要

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled last week that Malta has failed to correctly apply the directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (Directive 2001/80/EC).rnThe verdict is a result of an action brought by the European Commission on 12 June 2008. The ECJ backed the Commission's position that Malta had failed to comply with Article 4(1) of the Directive and Annexes III to VIII which fix specific emission limit values in respect of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust for combustion plants.