23Furthermore, to the extent that, by the first part of its first plea in law the Spanish Government seeks to dispute the need for the contested measures by questioning their effectiveness, it must be stated that the Commission enjoys a considerable power of discretion in circumstances such as those of the present case where it is necessary to evaluate both a complex situation and the nature or scope of the measures to be taken. Accordingly, in reviewing the exercise of such a power, the Court must confine itself to examining whether there has been a manifest error or misuse of power or whether the authority in question has clearly exceeded the bounds of its discretion (see to that effect, in particular, Case C-4/96 NIFPO and Northern Ireland Fishermen's Federation [1998] ECR I-681, paragraphs 41 and 42; Case C-179/95 Spain v Council [1999] ECR I-6475, paragraph 29, and Case C-120/99 Italy v Council [2001] ECR I -7997, paragraph 44).
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