Order of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Federcaccia della Regione Liguria and Others v Commission

(Case T-570/15) ¹

(Environment — Conservation of wild birds — Species which may be hunted — Conditions to be complied with by national laws on hunting — Harmonisation of the criteria for the application of Article 7(4) of Directive 2009/147/EC — Closed period of hunting in Liguria)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicants: Federcaccia della Regione Liguria (Genoa, Italy) and the ten other applicants whose names are set out in the annex to the order (represented by: A. Bruni, P. Balletti and A. Mozzati, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara and C. Hermes, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 265 TFEU seeking a declaration that the Commission unlawfully failed to update certain Italian data in the document on key concepts, established by the ORNIS Committee, which is provided for by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ 2010 L 20, p. 7); application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s letter of 6 October 2014 stating that the extension in Italy of the hunting season for certain species of bird is incompatible with EU law; and application based on Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for damage allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of the Commission’s failure to update the Italian data.

Operative part of the order

1.    The action is dismissed.

2.    Federcaccia della Regione Liguria and the other applicants whose names are set out in the annex shall pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.