Language of document :

Order of the Court of First Instance of 11 June 2008 - European Association of Im- and Exporters of Birds and live Animals and Others v Commission

(Case T-209/06) 1

(Action for annulment - Admissibility - Fourth paragraph of Article 230 EC - Natural and legal persons - Associations - Decision 2006/522/EC - Individual concern - Animal health - Protection measures in relation to avian influenza)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicants: European Association of Im- and Exporters of Birds and live Animals (West Maas en Waal, Netherlands); Vereniging van Im- en Exporteurs van Vogels en Hobbydieren (West Maas en Waal, Netherlands); Willem Plomp, trading as Plomps Vogelhandel (Woerden, Netherlands); and Marinus Borgstein, trading as Borgstein Birds & Zoofood Trading (West Maas en Waal, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Wouters, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Erlbacher and M. van Heezik, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/522/EC of 25 July 2006 amending Decisions 2005/759/EC and 2005/760/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of certain live birds into the Community (OJ 2006 L 205, p. 28).

Operative part of the order

1.    The action is dismissed.

2.    The applicants shall pay the costs, including those relating to the application for interim measures.

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1 - OJ C 249, 14. 10. 2006.