Advocate General Questions the Basis of EU Wastewater Rules
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The independent advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Juliane Kokott, has proposed the annulment of part of the provisions of the new Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) that relate to the financing of advanced, fourth-stage wastewater treatment. According to these provisions, the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry […] The publication Opinion of the independent advocate of the Court of Justice of the EU questions t…
Following an appeal by Poland, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJU), Juliane Kokott, has proposed to the court, in conclusions published yesterday, to consider as null part of Directive (EU) 2024/3019 on the treatment of urban waste water, which entered into force on 1 January 2025 and the Spanish Government must adapt it to national legislation before 31 July 2027.Kokott details that the European Parliament a…
After the conclusions of the EU Advocate General, who proposes to cancel the rules that place at least 80% of the costs of quaternary treatment on the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, Egualia asks the Government to wait for the ruling of the EU Court of Justice. 'Sustainability and availability of medicines are at risk' The post Wastewater. Egualia: “After the conclusions of the EU Advocate General, Italy must suspend the implementation o…
Advocate General questions the basis of EU wastewater rules
Advocate General Juliane Kokott has published her opinion calling on the EU’s top court to invalidate provisions in the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive requiring pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies to fund at least 80% of the cost of removing micropollutants from urban wastewater. “Today’s opinion strengthens the case for stopping the clock on this Directive to […]
The Attorney General concludes that the legislator’s identification and assessment of the relevant data in relation to the Urban Waste Water Management Directive were affected by manifest errors. The Director General of EFPIA requests that the application of the Directive be suspended. An important development for the new European legislation on urban waste water treatment is, according to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and…
The ECJ Spokesperson Supported the Polish Government's Objections Regarding the Wastewater Directive
Fees for removing micropollutants place an excessive burden on the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, according to the opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. She supported the Polish government's position, which demands the invalidation of the Waste Water Directive.
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