Den använda definitionen är medvetet restriktiv för att enbart fällande domar i egentlig mening skall ingå, det vill säga lagakraftvunna avgöranden av brottmålsdomstolar (eller avgöranden som hade kunnat fattas av en brottmålsdomstol i fråga om ”förvaltnings-/straffrättsliga” överträdelser), som kan betraktas som fällande domar i alla medlemsstater.
declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive #/#/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of # May # providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives #/#/EEC and #/#/EC, or in any event by failing to communicate them to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directiveEurLex-2 EurLex-2