MESH CASE
April 1st, 2002
KEITH NUTHALLA FRENCH fishing company has opened the way for fellow fishermen from across the European Union to launch direct legal challenges to EU fishing regulations.Until now, under European case law, fishing and other companies were not allowed to ask judges at the European Court of Justice to strike down irksome EU rules, where they apply equally to a number of competitors.In the fishing sector, this includes TAC's, fishery closures and gear restrictions. As a result, when French fishermen Jégo-Quéré and Co took on the European Commission at the ...
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