Luxembourg, 04/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice has recently condemned France for not complying, in Brittany, with European directives relating to the quality of tap water (No 80/778) and nitrate content. The general interest objective of the directive is public health protection, the Court recalls.
Before taking France before the court, the European Commission had recognised that the situation in Brittany is improving but noted that, on the date of 19 February 2003 (the...