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Non-conform transposition of the Medium Combustion Plants Directive ((EU) 2015/2193) into Greek legislation: INFR(2021)2090
1. Each Member State of the European Union shall apply EU law and take appropriate action to that end. The European Commission is the body responsible for detecting possible breaches of EU law.
In the event that a Member State does not apply Union law and fails to fulfill any of the obligations laid down in the EU Treaties, the European Commission may initiate formal infringement proceedings under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU (details of infringement proceedings here).
2. Directive (EU) 2015/2193 aims to reduce air pollution by setting emission limit values for medium combustion plants. These plants are used for a wide variety of applications including electricity generation, domestic or residential heating and cooling, and providing heat or steam for industrial processes. They are a significant source of air pollution of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and dust, especially due to the increasing use of biomass as fuel.
As stated in the “September infringement package: main decisions/23-9-2021”, Greece had not correctly transposed this directive into national law and, therefore, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice on 23-9-2021 [infringement number: INFR (2021) 2090], calling on the country to update its national law to reduce air pollution.
The application of EU law is an obligation of the Member States of the European Union.
If possible breaches of EU law are detected, the European Commission may take a series of actions against that Member State to ensure the correct and full application of EU law by initiating infringement proceedings in accordance with Articles 258 and 260 of the TFEU.
In this case, the European Commission judged that Greece had not correctly transposed this Directive into national legislation, and therefore the Commission sent a letter of formal notice, calling on Greece to update its national legislation to reduce air pollution.
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