CELEX: 62007CJ0249
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 4 December 2008. # Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands. # Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Directive 92/43/EC - Measure having equivalent effect - Prior authorisation for the planting of oysters and mussels of native species from other Member States - Justification - Protection of the life of animals - Maintenance of biodiversity and conservation of fish species in the interest of fisheries. # Case C-249/07.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 4 December 2008 – Commission v Netherlands
      (Case C‑249/07)
      Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Articles 28 EC and 30 EC – Directive 92/43/EC – Measure having equivalent effect – Prior authorisation for the planting of oysters and mussels of native species from other Member States – Justification – Protection of the life of animals – Maintenance of biodiversity and conservation of fish species in the interest of fisheries
      1.                     Environment – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43 – Protection of the species (Council
            Directive 92/43, Arts 12(1) and 22(b)) (see paras. 31, 34-37)
      2.                     Free movement of goods – Quantitative restrictions – Measures having equivalent effect (Arts 28 EC and 30 EC) (see paras 25-28,
            43-46, 51-56)
      Re: 
      
         
               Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 28 EC and 30 EC – System of prior authorisation
                  for the planting of oysters and mussels from other Member States in Netherlands coastal waters.
               
            Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
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                  	Declares that, by instituting a system of prior authorisation for the planting, in Netherlands coastal waters, of oysters
                     and mussels coming lawfully from other Member States and being of species native to the Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Netherlands
                     has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 28 EC and 30 EC;
                  
               
            
         
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                  	Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.