Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 June 2008 - Atlantic Dawn and Others v Commission
(Action for annulment - Fishing quotas - Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 - Lack of direct concern - Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Atlantic Dawn and Others (Killybegs, Donegal, Ireland); Antarctic Fishing Co. Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Atlantean Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Killybegs Fishing Enterprises Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Doyle Fishing Co. Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Western Seaboard Fishing Co. Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); O'Shea Fishing Co. Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Aine Fishing Co. Ltd (Burtonport, Donegal); Brendelen Ltd (Greencastle, Donegal); Cavankee Fishing Co. Ltd (Greencastle, Donegal); Ocean Trawlers Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Eileen Oglesby (Burtonport, Donegal); Noel McGing (Killybegs, Donegal); Mullglen Ltd (Dublin, Ireland); Bradan Fishing Co. Ltd (Sligo, Sligo, Ireland); Larry Murphy (Castletownbere, Cork, Ireland); Pauric Conneely (Claregalway, Galway, Ireland); Thomas Flaherty (Kilronan, Aran Islands, Galway); Carmarose Trawling Co. Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal); Colmcille Fishing Ltd (Killybegs, Donegal), (represented by: G. Hogan, SC, N. Travers, T. O'Sullivan, BL and D. Barry, Solicitor)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: K. Banks, Agent)
Intervener in support of the applicants: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: N. Díaz Abad, abogado del Estado)
Re:
Annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/2007 of 15 February 2007 adapting certain fish quotas from 2007 to 2012 pursuant to Article 23(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ 2007 L 46, p. 10)
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as being inadmissible.
The applicants, Atlantic Dawn Ltd and Others, shall bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the Commission.
The Kingdom of Spain shall bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 170, 21.7.2007.