Commission v United Kingdom (C-337/89)

Commission v United Kingdom (1992) is an EU law case, concerning water quality standards and enforcement under the Drinking Water Directive.

Commission v UK
Court	Court of Justice
Citation	(1992) C-337/89
Keywords
Water quality

Facts

The UK accepted undertakings from water companies about improving the quality of water supply, instead of issuing enforcement orders. The Commission issued proceedings to comply with the Drinking Water Directive.

Judgment

The Court of Justice held that the UK system under the Water Industry Act 1991, section 19 of accepting undertakings from water companies (instead of section 18 enforcement orders) inadequate to comply with EU law.

See also

• EU law

External link

• Judgment of the Court of 25 November 1992. Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom, ECLI:EU:C:1992:456