2.7.2011
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 194/8
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 May 2011 — European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden
(Case C-479/10) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 1999/30/EC - Pollution control - Limit values for concentrations of PM10 in ambient air)
2011/C 194/10
Language of the case: Swedish
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and K. Simonsson, Agents)
Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk and C. Meyer-Seitz, Agents)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 5(1) of Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (OJ 1999 L 163, p. 41) — PM10 particles exceeding limit values in ambient air in zones SW 2 and SW 4 in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and in zone SW 5 in 2005 and 2006.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by exceeding the limit values for concentrations of PMlO in ambient air from 2005 to 2007 in zones SW 2 and SW 4 and in 2005 and 2006 in zone SW 5, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) of Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 328, 4.12.2010.
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