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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8762

5 August 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission pursues legal action against Austria for persistent breaches of European directives

Brussels, 04/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is pursuing infringement proceedings against Austria, which, despite several warnings, is still failing to fully comply with Community environment legislation.

The member state is to be brought before the Court of Justice (the third step in the procedure laid down under article 226 of the Treaty) for failing to transpose fully the Habitats and Wild Birds directives into the legislation in force in all the Austrian Länder, which...

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