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Sensitive areas judgement

10/12/09

The European Court of Justice has dismissed the sensitive areas case brought by the European Commission against the UK government on failure to designate a number of sites as sensitive areas under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

The areas concerned were:

 • Humber estuary
 • The Wash
 • Deben estuary
 • Colne estuary
 • Outer Thames estuary
 • Southampton Water
 • North East Irish Sea (excluding the Solway Firth)

The Court ordered the European Commission to pay the costs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Judgement of the Court

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