Keywords

• Burden of proof
• Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
• Environment
• Urban waste water treatment
• Directive 91/271/EEC
• Criteria
• Article 3(1) and (2), Article 5(1) to (3) and (5) and Annexes I and II
• Initial failure to identify sensitive areas
• Concept of ‘eutrophication’
• Relevant date when considering the evidence
• Implementation of collection obligations
• Implementation of more stringent treatment of discharges into sensitive areas.