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European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-417/93)
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European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-417/93)

Judgment of 10 May 1995law://eu/cjeu/1993/c-417-93/para_9@2026-11-12

9The Court has consistently held that due consultation of the Parliament in the cases provided for by the Treaty constitutes an essential formal requirement disregard of which means that the measure concerned is void (Case 138/79 Roquette Frères v Council [1980] ECR 3333, paragraph 33).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-417/93 · ECLI:EU:C:1995:127
Decided: 10 May 1995
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: European Parliament
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Rapporteur: C. N. Kakouris
Advocate General: P. Léger
Bench: 12 judges
F. A. Schockweiler, P. J. G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann, P. Jann (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, C. N. Kakouris, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, L. Sevón
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61993CJ0417

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Cited by 5: Proceedings brought by Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (RPO) (C-390/15)2 provisions; European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-317/13, C-679/13)2 provisions; European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-540/13)2 provisions; European Parliament v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/93)2 provisions; European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-21/94)
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 2157/91 of 15 July 1991 concerning the provision of technical assistance to economic reform and recovery in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; SA Roquette Frères v Council of the European Communities (138/79); Albert Romkes v Officier van Justitie for the District of Zwolle (46/86); Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel v Köster and Berodt & Co (25/70); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-388/92); European Parliament v Council of the European Communities (C-65/90); Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America; 87/373/EEC: Council Decision of 13 July 1987 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission; Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 2053/93 of 19 July 1993 concerning the provision of technical assistance to economic reform and recovery in the independent States of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia