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UAB ‘Spika’ and Others v Žuvininkystės tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerijos (C-540/16)
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UAB ‘Spika’ and Others v Žuvininkystės tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerijos (C-540/16)

Judgment of 12 Jul 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-540-16/para_40@2026-11-10

40Nevertheless, it is still necessary to ascertain whether such limitations on the freedoms set out in Articles 16 and 20 of the Charter meet an EU objective of general interest and, if so, whether they respect the principle of proportionality.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-540/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:565
Decided: 12 Jul 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania)
Applicants: Spika UAB; Senoji Baltija AB; Stekutis UAB; Prekybos namai Aistra UAB
Defendant: Žuvininkystės tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerijos
Interveners: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija; Sedija BUAB and 13 more
V. Malinausko gamybinė-komercinė firma Stilma; Starkis UAB; Banginis UAB; Baltijos šprotai UAB; Monistico UAB; Ramsun UAB; Rikneda UAB; Laivitė AB; Baltijos jūra UAB; Baltlanta UAB; Grinvita UAB; Strimelė UAB; Baltijos žuvys BUAB
Rapporteur: J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Lithuanian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0540

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC
Cited by 3: État luxembourgeois v B and Others (C-245/19, C-246/19)2 provisions; OC e.a. and Others v Banca d'Italia and Others (C-686/18); Banco Cooperativo Español, SA v Single Resolution Board (T-499/20)
Cites 8: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Cruciano Siragusa v Regione Sicilia — Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo (C-206/13); Herbert Schaible v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-101/12); Atlantic Dawn Ltd and Others v Commission of the European Communities (C-372/08); Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy; Werner Fries v Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (C-190/16); Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC; Global Starnet Ltd v Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze and Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (C-322/16)