ECJ CASES – IRELAND/FRANCE
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE IRISH government has come under increased political pressure to improve its conservation of fishing stocks and monitoring of illicit catches through a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ).Judges backed claims from the European Commission that Dublin had been breaking European Union (EU) laws by:*Failing to agree detailed guidelines on exploiting its allocated fishing quotas;*Not adequately monitoring fishing boats, inspecting landings and recording catches;*Allowing fishing boats to continue working when their quotas are exhausted; ...
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