Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 24 October 2019.#European Commission v French Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Environment – Directive 2008/50/EC – Ambient air quality – Article 13(1) and Annex XI – Systematic and persistent exceedance of the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in certain French zones and agglomerations – Article 23(1) – Annex XV – Exceedance period ‘as short as possible’ – Appropriate measures.#Case C-636/18.