CELEX: 62004CA0442
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-442/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 May 2008 — Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union (Fisheries — Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 — Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 — Management of the fishing effort — Fixing of the maximum annual fishing effort — Reference period — Community fishing areas and resources — Biologically sensitive areas — Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties — Plea of illegality — Admissibility — Principle of non-discrimination — Misuse of powers)

5.7.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 May 2008 — Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-442/04) (1)
   
   (Fisheries - Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 - Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 - Management of the fishing effort - Fixing of the maximum annual fishing effort - Reference period - Community fishing areas and resources - Biologically sensitive areas - Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties - Plea of illegality - Admissibility - Principle of non-discrimination - Misuse of powers)
   (2008/C 171/02)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: E. Braquehais Conesa and A. Sampol Pucurull, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J. Monteiro and F. Florindo Gijón, Agents)
   
      Intervener: Commission of the European Communities (represented by T. van Rijn and F. Jimeno Fernández, Agents)
   Re:
   Annulment of Articles 1 to 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 of 19 July 2004 fixing the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fishing areas and fisheries (OJ 2004 L 258, p. 1) — Infringement of the principle of non-discrimination — Misuse of powers
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 300, 4.12.2004.