Italy falls foul of ship waste laws

The European Court of Justice has upheld a complaint lodged by the European Commission that Italy failed to implement the European Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues by failing to draw up and adopt, in respect of each Italian port, the necessary waste reception and handling plans.

Published 21st October 2008

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The full judgment of the ECJ is available in a number of European languages here.

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