Press Release: United Kingdom: Commission takes legal action for non-compliance with Court decisions

The European Commission is taking legal action against the United Kingdom for not fully complying with European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments in two separate cases. In the first case the Commission is sending the United Kingdom a second written warning for failing to comply with an ECJ ruling asking it to amend its law on environmental impact assessments. In the second case the Commission is sending a first written warning because the United Kingdom has not completely complied with an ECJ judgement on the treatment of urban waste water in seven towns. At the same time, the Commission welcomes steps taken by the United Kingdom to address illegal cross-border waste transfers, with a co-operation document agreed between the United Kingdom and Ireland on combating illegal waste exports.