What Changes in the Integrated Permitting Procedures Can Be Expected from the Judgment in Case C-375/21 of the Court of Justice of the European Union?

Stoilova, Regina

Journal De Jure

“ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS” UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO - UNIVERSITY PRESS

What Changes in the Integrated Permitting Procedures Can Be Expected from the Judgment in Case C-375/21 of the Court of Justice of the European Union?

Authors:

Regina Stoilova St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Pages: 129-138
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/CNZW8508

Abstract:

The article discusses a recent judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-375/21. The preliminary reference from the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court concerns an integrated permit allowing the biggest thermal power plant in Bulgaria to emit sulphur dioxide in violation of the new emission standards. The paper also provides a summary of the key messages of the judgment and analyzes the links between two European legislative acts on air quality – the Air Quality Directive and the Industrial Emissions Directive. Finally, conclusions are drawn on the expected impact of the judgment in the national legal system.

Keywords:

environmental law; air pollution; industrial pollution; air quality plan; sulphur dioxide; integrated permit; integrated pollution prevention and control; Air Quality Directive; Industrial Emissions Directive; judgment; Court of Justice of the European Union.