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Legal Enforcement

Statistics on environmental infringements

  • Open DG ENV Infringements

  • Infringements by environmental sector


Data for previous years can be found here.

  • Infringements by stage

Non-communication infringements are opened if a Member State fails to notify legislation which transposes a specific directive before a deadline given in a directive.
Non-conformity cases are opened if shortcomings are identified in the transposition of a given directive in a Member
State.
Bad application cases address shortcomings in the application of the transposed provisions of a directive by a Member State.

Data for previous years can be found here.

  • Infringements per Member State


Data for previous years can be found here.

  • Article 260 (previously 228) Cases DG ENV


An Article 260 case is opened when a Member State fails to comply with a judgment of the Court (CJEU) that found a failure to fulfill an obligation under the EU law by that Member State. If the judgment is not finally complied with, the Commission would bring such a case again before the Court, which may impose fines on that Member State.

Data for previous years can be found here.