TY - JOUR AU1 - Jack, Brian AB - Journal of Environmental Law (2006) Vol 18 No 2, 301–311 doi: 10.1093/jel/eql001. Advance Access publication 28 March 2006 Member State Responsibilities Concerning Nitrate Pollution and Eutrophication: A Role for the Waste Framework Directive? EC environmental law—agricultural pollution—eutrophication—Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive—Agricultural Nitrates Directive—Waste Framework Directive—EIA directive—Groundwater Directive Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain, Intervener: United Kingdom Case C-416/02, 8 September 2005, not yet reported European Court of Justice (Third Chamber; A. Rosas (President of the Chamber), J-P Puissochet (Rapporteur), S. von Bahr, U. Lõhmus, A.Ó Caoimh JJ) For the judgment, please visit http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/ 2005/c_271/c_27120051029en00010001.pdf Analysis by Brian Jack, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast(b.jack@qub.ac.uk) This case arose out of a complaint, made to the European Commission in 2000, con- cerning the operation of an intensive pig farm in the Spanish province of Andalucia. The complainant was concerned by the smell that the farm created, as a result of manure spreading and decomposition of animal carcasses, and also by the environmen- tal pollution that the farm was creating in nearby rivers and estuaries. The case concen- trates on the issue of nutrient pollution, in particular Spain’s responsibilities in tackling this type of water pollution—in relation both to TI - Member State Responsibilities Concerning Nitrate Pollution and Eutrophication: A Role for the Waste Framework Directive? JF - Journal of Environmental Law DO - 10.1093/jel/eql001 DA - 2006-03-28 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/member-state-responsibilities-concerning-nitrate-pollution-and-WSQu3Iyl0h SP - 301 EP - 311 VL - 18 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -