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Christiana Stilianidou 02 • 10 • 2021

Non-conform transposition of the Medium Combustion Plants Directive ((EU) 2015/2193) into Greek legislation: INFR(2021)2090

Christiana Stilianidou
Non-conform transposition of the Medium Combustion Plants Directive ((EU) 2015/2193) into Greek legislation: INFR(2021)2090
02 • 10 • 2021

The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece in the context of infringement proceedings as per Article 258 TFEU, as it considered that the country has not correctly transposed into its national law Directive 2015/2193 (on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the atmosphere from medium-sized combustion plants).

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).

Where is the problem with the rule of law?

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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