Case C-493/21: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 March 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — Ireland) — Criminal proceedings against K.M. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Common fisheries policy — Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — Control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy — Article 89 — Measures to ensure compliance — Article 90 — Criminal sanctions — Principle of proportionality — Interpretation of the judgment of 11 February 2021, K. M. (Sanctions imposed on the master of a vessel) (C-77/20, EU:C:2021:112))
Date: 2022-03-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: catch of fish, common fisheries policy, fishing controls, fishing vessel, penalty, principle of proportionality, sea fishing








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7.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/5






Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 March 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — Ireland) — Criminal proceedings against K.M.
(Case C-493/21) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Common fisheries policy - Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 - Control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy - Article 89 - Measures to ensure compliance - Article 90 - Criminal sanctions - Principle of proportionality - Interpretation of the judgment of 11 February 2021, K. M. (Sanctions imposed on the master of a vessel) (C-77/20, EU:C:2021:112))
(2022/C 222/07)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: K.M.

Other party: Director of Public Prosecutions

Operative part of the order

Articles 89 and 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, read in the light of the principle of proportionality enshrined in Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that it is for the national courts to assess, in accordance with the assessment criteria provided by the Court in the judgment of 11 February 2021, K. M. (Sanctions imposed on the master of a vessel) (C-77/20, EU:C:2021:112), whether, in relation to the infringement committed, including its seriousness, the mandatory forfeiture of all catch and all fishing gear found on board the vessel concerned is proportionate to the attainment of the objective legitimately pursued by the prohibition, laid down in Article 32(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013, relating to grading equipment, and to examine, if necessary, the need to adjust, modulate or mitigate the extent of the forfeiture order in respect of the catch and the fishing gear.


(1)  OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.