Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 08 (Oct)
Court: Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Seventh Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Forwood (Rapporteur) (President), Svaby and Moavero Milanesi
Judgment Dates: 23 September 2009

Catchwords

European Community - Environment - Emissions trading system for greenhouse gases - National plan allocating emissions allowances for Estonia for period 2008 to 2012 - Respective powers of member states and Commission - Equal treatment - Parliament and Council Directive (EC) 2003/87.

The Case

European Community Environment. The Court of First Instance of the European Communities allowed Estonia's application for annulment of the European Commission's decision calling for a reduction of 47.8% compared with the emission allowances which the applicant was proposing to issue pursuant to Parliament and Council Directive (EC) 2003-87 (establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community).

Practice Areas

If you are a LexisLibrary subscriber you can read more about this case here.

Lexis®Library

  • An Official transcript is the final version of the judgment prepared by shorthand writers. LexisLibrary contains all judgments from the High Court and aboveView Judgment
  • Cases related to this particular case that are related to, or discuss this caseView related cases
  • Commentary discussing this particular case from LexisLibrary's comprehensive range of titles including Butterworths, Halsbury's and TolleyView related commentary
  • The All England Law Reports comprises judgments with headnotes and catchwords indicating the area of law and key issues of the case prepared by legally qualified editorsFind AllER Reports