20.6.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/2


Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 April 2009 — Markku Sahlstedt, Juha Kankkunen, Mikko Tanner, Toini Tanner, Liisa Tanner, Eeva Jokinen, Aili Oksanen, Olli Tanner, Leena Tanner, Aila Puttonen, Risto Tanner, Tom Järvinen, Runo K. Kurko, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry, MTK:n säätiö v Commission of the European Communities, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Spain

(Case C-362/06 P) (1)

(Appeals - Conservation of natural habitats - List, adopted by a Commission decision, of sites of Community importance for the Boreal biogeographical region - Admissibility of an action for annulment brought by natural or legal persons against that decision)

2009/C 141/02

Language of the case: Finnish

Parties

Appellants: Markku Sahlstedt, Juha Kankkunen, Mikko Tanner, Toini Tanner, Liisa Tanner, Eeva Jokinen, Aili Oksanen, Olli Tanner, Leena Tanner, Aila Puttonen, Risto Tanner, Tom Järvinen, Runo K. Kurko, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry, MTK:n säätiö (represented by: K. Marttinen, asianajaja)

Other parties to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Huttunen and M. van Beek, acting as Agents) Republic of Finland

Intervener in support of the Commission of the European Communities: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: F. Díez Moreno)

Re:

Appeal against the order of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 in Case T-150/05 Sahlstedt and Others v Commission of the European Communities dismissing as inadmissible an application for annulment of Commission Decision 2005/101/EC of 13 January 2005 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, the list of sites of Community importance for the Boreal biogeographical region (OJ 2005 L 40, p. 1) — Concept of ‘direct concern’ within the meaning of Article 230 EC

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Mr Sahlstedt and Others to pay the costs;

3.

Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.


(1)  OJ C 261, 28.10.2006.