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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12946

6 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Environment
Member States can be held liable for health damage resulting from excessive air pollution, says Advocate General
Brussels, 05/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

Member States can be held liable for health damage resulting from excessively high air pollution, according to the opinion of Advocate General Juliane Kokott delivered on Thursday 5 May (Case C-61/21).

A Paris resident is claiming €21 million in compensation from the French State because, he claims, the increasing air pollution in that agglomeration has damaged his health.

For the Advocate General (https://aeur.eu/f/1iv), an infringement of the limit values for the protection of air...

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