Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-281/16 (19 October 2017)

Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-281/16 (19 October 2017)

The Commission's decision to exclude Leenheerenpolder from the Haringvliet site was invalid because neither the Netherlands nor the Commission provided scientific evidence of error in the initial inclusion; the exclusion was based on political, social, and budgetary reasons, not scientific grounds as required by...

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Citation
[2017] EUECJ C-281/16
Parties
Applicant: Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap; Respondent: Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling / Judgment
Outcome
Decision of the Commission is invalid to the extent that Haringvliet was listed without Leenheerenpolder.
Legal Topics
Habitats Directive, Natura 2000, Sites of Community Importance, Error in Scientific Assessment, Validity of Commission Decisions
European Union Law Environmental Law Habitats Directive Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance Error in Scientific Assessment Validity of Commission Decisions

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Parties

Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap

Applicant

Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the reduction of the Haringvliet site by excluding Leenheerenpolder, on grounds of scientific error, is valid under Directive 92/43/EEC.

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission's decision to exclude Leenheerenpolder from the Haringvliet site was invalid because neither the Netherlands nor the Commission provided scientific evidence of error in the initial inclusion; the exclusion was based on political, social, and budgetary reasons, not scientific grounds as required by Directive 92/43/EEC.

Court Disposition

Decision of the Commission is invalid to the extent that Haringvliet was listed without Leenheerenpolder.

Orders

  • Decision (EU) 2015/72 is invalid insofar as Haringvliet (NL 1000015) was listed without Leenheerenpolder.