Pebagua v Commission (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-204/18P (16 May 2019)

Pebagua v Commission (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-204/18P (16 May 2019)

Pebagua lacked standing to challenge the Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/1141 because the regulation required national implementing measures for its effects to materialize, and Pebagua was not individually concerned within the meaning of Article 263(4) TFEU. The appropriate remedy was to challenge national...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-204/18P
Parties
Appellant: Asociación de la pesca y acuicultura del entorno de Doñana y del Bajo Guadalquivir (Pebagua); Respondent: Commission européenne
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Standing to Sue, Invasive Species Regulation, Judicial Review of Regulatory Acts, Direct Effect and Measures of Execution, Procedural Rights in EU Law
European Union Law Environmental Law Administrative Law Standing to Sue Invasive Species Regulation Judicial Review of Regulatory Acts Direct Effect and Measures of Execution Procedural Rights in EU Law

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Parties

Asociación de la pesca y acuicultura del entorno de Doñana y del Bajo Guadalquivir (Pebagua)

Appellant

Commission européenne

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether Pebagua had standing to challenge the Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/1141 under Article 263(4) TFEU
  2. 2 Whether the inclusion of Procambarus clarkii on the Union list had direct and individual effect on Pebagua or its members
  3. 3 Whether the regulation required national measures of execution precluding direct challenge

Ratio Decidendi

Pebagua lacked standing to challenge the Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/1141 because the regulation required national implementing measures for its effects to materialize, and Pebagua was not individually concerned within the meaning of Article 263(4) TFEU. The appropriate remedy was to challenge national measures before domestic courts.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Pebagua is ordered to pay the costs.