Order of the President of the Court of 28 February 2008.#French Republic v Council of the European Union.#Applications for interim measures - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Fisheries policy - Regulation No 809/2007 - Concept of ‘drift-net’ - Whether ‘thonaille’ nets included - Urgency.#Case C-479/07 R.

Subject of the case

Re:

Action for annulment – Annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (OJ 2007 L 182, p. 1) – Concept of ‘drift nets’ – Inclusion in that concept of stabilised nets such as the ‘thonaille’ – Infringement of the obligation to provide reasons and of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Rejects the application for interim measures;

2. Reserves the costs.