Order of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 30 November 2009 – Veromar di Tudisco Alfio & Salvatore and Others v Commission

(Joined Cases T-313/08 to T-318/08 and T-320/08 to T-328/08)

Application for annulment – Regulation (EC) No 530/2008 – Recovery of bluefin tuna stock – Fixing the TAC for 2008 – Measure of general application – Lack of individual concern – Inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Regulation establishing emergency measures to restrict red tuna fishing – Measure of general scope – Action by owners of vessels authorised to fish for red tuna – Applicants not individually concerned – Inadmissibility (Art. 230, fourth para., EC; Commission Regulation No 530/2008) (see paras 36-41, 45-48)

2.                     Actions for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Interpretation, contrary to law, of the requirement of being individually concerned – Not permissible (Arts 230, fourth para., EC, 234 EC and 241 EC) (see para. 49)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 530/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing emergency measures as regards purse seiners fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ 2008 L 155, p. 9).

Operative part

1. The actions are dismissed as inadmissible.

2. The applicants, Veromar di Tudisco Alfio & Salvatore Snc and the 16 other applicants whose names appear in the annex, shall bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the Commission of the European Communities.