26/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 25 September, the Court of Justice found against Italy for failing to properly incorporate directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste into national law (case C-368/07). The Italian authorities argued that, in ports where no plans had been adopted, harbour masters applied their own rules. This, the Commission said in its letter of formal notice of March 2005, was not enough. The Court agreed with this view, and found against...