59It should be noted that, in the present case, the General Court’s reasoning derives from a misreading of the judgment in AJD Tuna (EU:C:2011:153). In particular, it is clear from paragraphs 105 to 108 of that judgment that, by postponing until 23 June 2008 the entry into force of the measures prohibiting fishing only for purse seiners flying the flag of Spain, without that extra period being objectively justified, the Commission infringed the principle of non-discrimination. Accordingly, it follows from that finding by the Court that, by rejecting all other grounds of appeal seeking to establish the invalidity of Regulation No 530/2008, the judgment in AJD Tuna (EU:C:2011:153) declared that regulation to be invalid only to the extent that the purse seiners flying the flag of Spain were given an extra week of fishing, but maintained the validity of the date of the prohibition set for the remaining fishing vessels, that is 16 June 2008.
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