Court of Justice 17 September 1998, C-179/95 (Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General A - Introduction 1 By the present action, Spain contests two Council regulations under which Portugal and France were authorised to carry out an exchange of fishing opportunities for anchovies. The distinguishing feature of that exchange was that part of the catch quota for ICES Zones IX and X, CECAF 34.1.