Judgment_paragraph 63 · European Parliament and European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-103/12, C-165/12)

63Since individuals do not in principle enjoy an independent legal position under UNCLOS, it is for each interested State to take, as regards the vessels which fly its flag, all measures necessary to protect the interests of the coastal State (see, to that effect, judgment in Intertanko and Others, C‑308/06, EU:C:2008:312, paragraphs 59 to 62).