Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 11 July 2007. – Fédération des industries condimentaires de France (FICF) and Others v Commission of the European Communities.

Subject of the case

Re:

APPLICATION for compensation for the damage allegedly caused by the Commission’s purportedly unlawful action in the face of retaliatory trade measures taken by the United States of America in the so-called case on ‘beef having a hormonal action’.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. Orders the applicants jointly and severally to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission;

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.