#62025CJ0069EU Court Ruling on Commission Response to Pulse Trawl Fishing Funding Complaint
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This judgment confirms that the European Commission had taken a clear enough position on a complaint about public funding for shipowners using electric pulse beam trawls. Because the Commission had responded in a definite way, the Court rejected the claim that it had failed to act. The ruling matters mainly for fishers, fishing associations, and complainants who ask the Commission to investigate alleged unlawful aid. It shows that once the Commission gives a clear and final response, even if complainants disagree with it, they cannot use a failure-to-act case to force a different decision.
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Key Changes
- Confirms that a clear and final Commission response can end a failure-to-act claim
- Rejects the appeal brought by fishers and a fishing association over pulse trawl funding
- Clarifies the practical threshold for when the Commission has taken a position on a complaint
Obligations
What this law requires
For an action for failure to act under Article 265 TFEU, the claimant must show that the EU institution failed to define its position after being called upon to act.
A clear and definitive response by the European Commission to a complaint constitutes a definition of position, even if the complainants disagree with that response.
The Court rejected the failure-to-act claim because the Commission had adopted a sufficiently clear and final position on the complaint concerning funding for shipowners using electric pulse beam trawls.