Brussels, 23/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to pursue legal action against Greece over four cases where EU rules to protect human health and the environment are being violated. The cases concern management of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, water protection and bird conservation. In one of the cases the Commission is taking Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over Greece's failure to clean up an illegal waste dump in Crete. Greece has already been condemned by the Court twice over this dump, and made to pay a substantial fine. On water protection, Greece has failed to fully transpose several provisions of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC and has therefore been sent a final written warning. Greece has failed to provide an appropriate legal regime for the designated special protection areas (SPAs) for birds covered by the Wild Birds Directive 79/409/EEC to achieve the conservation objectives of the species and habitats concerned and has been issued a final written warning.