CELEX: 62007TA0238
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-238/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2009 — Ristic and Others v Commission (Animal Health — Protective measures — Decision 2007/362/EC — Action for annulment — No need to adjudicate — Action for damages — Principle of proportionality — Principle of protection of legitimate expectations — Duty of care — Right to property and right to carry on economic activity)

29.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 205/33
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2009 — Ristic and Others v Commission
   (Case T-238/07) (1)
   
   (Animal Health - Protective measures - Decision 2007/362/EC - Action for annulment - No need to adjudicate - Action for damages - Principle of proportionality - Principle of protection of legitimate expectations - Duty of care - Right to property and right to carry on economic activity)
   2009/C 205/60
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Ristic AG (Burgthann, Germany); Piratic Meeresfrüchte Import GmbH (Burgthann, Germany); Prime Catch Seafood GmbH (Burgthann, Germany); and Rainbow Export Processing, SA (represented by: H. Schmidt, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Erlbacher and A. Szmytkowska, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   First, application for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/362/EC of 16 May 2007 amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ 2007 L 138, p. 18), and, second, application for damages.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the application for annulment;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Ristic AG, Piratic Meeresfrüchte Import GmbH, Prime Catch Seafood GmbH and Rainbow Export Processing, SA to pay the costs, including those of the interlocutory proceedings.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 8.9.2007.