When authorising the plant, Germany failed to carry out an appropriate assessment as required by the Directive, and to assess alternative cooling processes which could avoid the killing of the protected species concerned.
Elektrijaamale tegevusloa andmisel ei teostanud Saksamaa direktiivi nõuetele vastavat hindamist ega hinnanud alternatiivseid jahutusmeetodeid, millega ei kahjustataks asjaomaseid kaitstud kalaliike..