# C_2005006EN.01000701.xml

| 8.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/7 |
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

of 18 November 2004

in Case C-317/02: Commission of the European Communities v Ireland( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Community system for fisheries - Regulations (EEC) Nos 3760/92 and 2847/93 - Fishing quotas exceeded)

(2005/C 6/11)

Language of the case: English

In Case C-317/02: action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 11 September 2002, between Commission of the European Communities (Agents: K. Fitch and T. van Rijn, and subsequently T. van Rijn and B. Doherty) and Ireland (Agents: D. O'Hagan, assisted by A. Schuster) - the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: A. Borg Barthet (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, S. von Bahr and J. Malenovský, Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 18 November 2004, in which it:

| 1. | Declares that:
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by not putting in place the criteria and detailed rules for the use of the fishing quota allocated to it; —
by failing to ensure compliance with Community rules on the conservation of aquatic marine living resources by the monitoring of fishing activities, appropriate inspection of landings and the recording of catches, inspections and other controls as required by the relevant Community regulations; —
by failing to prohibit provisionally fishing by vessels flying its flag or registered within its territory when the quotas allocated to it were deemed to have been exhausted; and —
by failing to initiate administrative or criminal proceedings against the masters of vessels who infringed the applicable regulations or against any person responsible for such an infringement, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 9(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture and under Articles 2, 21 and 31 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy; | — | by not putting in place the criteria and detailed rules for the use of the fishing quota allocated to it; | — | by failing to ensure compliance with Community rules on the conservation of aquatic marine living resources by the monitoring of fishing activities, appropriate inspection of landings and the recording of catches, inspections and other controls as required by the relevant Community regulations; | — | by failing to prohibit provisionally fishing by vessels flying its flag or registered within its territory when the quotas allocated to it were deemed to have been exhausted; and | — | by failing to initiate administrative or criminal proceedings against the masters of vessels who infringed the applicable regulations or against any person responsible for such an infringement, |
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| — | by not putting in place the criteria and detailed rules for the use of the fishing quota allocated to it; | | | | | | | | |
| — | by failing to ensure compliance with Community rules on the conservation of aquatic marine living resources by the monitoring of fishing activities, appropriate inspection of landings and the recording of catches, inspections and other controls as required by the relevant Community regulations; | | | | | | | | |
| — | by failing to prohibit provisionally fishing by vessels flying its flag or registered within its territory when the quotas allocated to it were deemed to have been exhausted; and | | | | | | | | |
| — | by failing to initiate administrative or criminal proceedings against the masters of vessels who infringed the applicable regulations or against any person responsible for such an infringement, | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders Ireland to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 261 of 26.10.2002.

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