The mere extension of the operating period of waste disposal at a landfill does not constitute a substantial change of the installation’s permit and does not require the involvement of the parties to the procedure, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday 2 June (Case C-43/21).
A Czech environmental association and the Prague city district, where a landfill is located, have filed an appeal against a decision by the Czech Ministry of the Environment to extend the...