Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 June 2008 - WWF-UK v Council
(Action for annulment - Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 - Recovery of cod stocks - Setting of the TACs for 2007 - Measure of general application - Not affected individually - Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: WWF-UK (Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom) (represented by: M.R. Stein, Solicitor, P. Sands and J. Simor, Barristers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. de Gregorio Merino and M. Moore, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Oliver and M. van Heezik, Agents)
Re:
Partial annulment of Council Regulation No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (OJ 2007 L 15, p. 1), in so far as it fixes the total allowable catches ('TAC') for 2007 in respect of the fishing of cod in the areas covered by Council Regulation No 423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod stocks (OJ 2004 L 70, p. 8)
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as being inadmissible.
WWF-UK Ltd shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council.
The Commission shall bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 117 of 26.5.2007.