Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities (C-300/89)

Judgment of 11 Jun 1991

law://eu/cjeu/1989/c-300-89/para_20@2026-11-15

20The very purpose of the cooperation procedure, which is to increase the involvement of the European Parliament in the legislative process of the Community, would thus be jeopardized. As the Court stated in its judgments in Case 138/79 Roquette Frères v Council [1980] ECR 3333 and Case 139/79 Maizena v Council [1980] ECR 3393, paragraph 34, that participation reflects a fundamental democratic principle that the peoples should take part in the exercise of power through the intermediary of a representative assembly.

Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities (C-300/89)

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