“…ponse to breaches of limit values – as was clear, Mr McCracken submitted, in the court’s judgments in Case C-488/15 Commission v Bulgaria (at paragraph 70) and Case C-404/13 R. (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] 1. C.M.L.R. 55 (at paragraphs 30 and 49). The ju…”
“… subparagraph of Article 13(1) of [the Air Quality Directive] merely because an air quality plan has been established, cannot be accepted (see [the judgment in Case C-404/13 ClientEarth])”. It also rejected the argument that Bulgaria’s efforts to reduce PM10 levels had been “hindered by its socio-economic situation” (paragraph 75),…”
“…European law in order to comply with art.30 of [the Air Quality Directive] and/or art.4 or art.19 TEU?” (paragraph 39(iv) of the judgment). In its judgment (in Case C-404/13), the courtunderstood this question to mean, essentially, “whether … it is for the national court having jurisdiction, should a case be brought before it, to t…”