Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2013 - Bloufin Touna Ellas Naftiki Etaireia and Others v European Commission
(Case T-367/10)
(Fisheries - Conservation of fish stocks - Recovery plan for bluefin tuna - Measures prohibiting fishing activities of purse seiners flying the flag of France or Greece - Actions for annulment - Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures - Whether directly concerned - Admissibility - Rate of exhaustion of quotas per State and per purse seiner - True catch capacity)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Bloufin Touna Ellas Naftiki Etaireia (Athens, Greece); Chrisderic (Saint-Cyprien, France); André Sébastien Fortassier (Grau-d'Agde, France) (represented: initially by V. Akritidis and E. Petritsi, lawyers, and subsequently by V. Akritidis and F. Crespo, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Banks, A. Bouquet and D. Nardi, Agents)
Re:
Annulment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 498/2010 of 9 June 2010 prohibiting fishing activities for purse seiners flying the flag of France or Greece or registered in France or Greece, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45°W, and in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ 2010 L 142, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Bloufin Touna Ellas Naftiki Etaireia, Chrisderic and André Sébastien Fortassier to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.