Brussels, 02/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice of the EU said on Thursday 1 December that France, by not taking the necessary steps to ensure that asbestos cement (a construction material containing asbestos) waste was treated in properly equipped sites, had failed in its obligations under EU legislation on landfilling of waste.
Thus, the Court upheld an action for failure to fulfil an obligation lodged by the European Commission in October 2011. The Commission said that French...