Press Release: Judgment in Case T-316/13. Salvatore Aniello Pappalardo and Others v Commission

Abstract:

The General Court dismisses the action for damages brought by Italian fishermen following the Commission’s early ban on bluefin tuna fishing in 2008.

Although Italian fishermen, in the same way as Cypriot, French, Greek and Maltese fishermen, were discriminated against vis-à-vis Spanish fishermen by reason of the fact that Spanish fishermen were allowed to fish for an extra week, that breach of the principle of non-discrimination is not sufficiently serious for the EU to incur non-contractual liability.