CELEX: 62007CA0479
Language: en
Date: 2009-03-05 00:00:00
Title: Case C-479/07: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 5 March 2009 — French Republic v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 — Definition of the concept of drift nets — Thonaille — Duty to state reasons — Infringement of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination)

1.5.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 102/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 5 March 2009 — French Republic v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-479/07) (1)
   
   (Action for annulment - Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 - Definition of the concept of drift nets - ‘Thonaille’ - Duty to state reasons - Infringement of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination)
   2009/C 102/09
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: French Republic (represented by: E. Belliard, G. de Bergues and A.-L. During, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. De Gregorio Merino, M.-M. Joséphidès and E. Chaboureau, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Nolin, M. van Heezik and M.T. van Rijn, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action for annulment — Annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (OJ 2007 L 182, p. 1) — Concept of ‘drift nets’ — Inclusion in that concept of stabilised nets such as the ‘thonaille’ — Infringement of the duty to provide reasons and of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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                  dismisses the action;
               
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders the French Republic to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               
                  orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 297,8.12.2007.