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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8636

3 February 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Commission challenges Ireland's recourse to an international tribunal over the Sellafield nuclear plant

Luxembourg, 02/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is challenging Ireland's appeal to an international tribunal to settle its dispute with the UK over the Mox nuclear plant at Sellafield. The dispute concerns the environment and the environment is an EU domain for which the European Court of Justice has exclusive competence, argues the Commission, which is taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for using 'mistaken' proceedings and the wrong court. By appealing to a...

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