Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 May 2025.#Verband der Deutschen Kutter- und Küstenfischer eV (VDK) v European Commission.#Fisheries – Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 – Conservation of the biological resources of the sea – Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/340 – Fisheries conservation measures – Restrictions – North Sea – German exclusive economic zone – Protection of the environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 2008/56/EC – Marine strategy – Equal treatment – Proportionality.#Case T-265/23.