The European Court of Justice has declared that Italy has breached Directive 2006/12/EC during the 2007 waste crisis in Naples in the Campania region.In 1997 the Italian government opted for the establishment of a regional waste management but it failed to put into place.In reply to the formal notice sent by the Commission, the Italian authorities acknowledge that and describe the situation as a"widespread phenomenon in Campania run by sectors of the organized crime". The court concluded that Italy has failed to establish a self sufficient "integrated and adequate" waste management network of disposal installations within the meaning of Article 7 of the Directive.