Judgment_paragraph 23 · European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-303/94)

23As the Court has already held (in particular in Case 46/86 Romkes ν Officier van Justitie for the District of Zwolle [1987] ECR 2671, paragraph 16, and in Parliament ν Commission, cited above, paragraph 18, the Council cannot be required to draw up all the details of regulations or directives concerning the common agricultural policy according to the procedure laid down in Article 43 of the Treaty. It is sufficient for the purposes of that provision that the essential elements of the matter to be dealt with have been adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down by that provision, and the provisions implementing the basic regulations or directives may be adopted according to a different procedure, as provided for by those regulations or directives. Nevertheless, an implementing directive such as the contested directive, adopted without consultation of the Parliament, must respect the provisions enacted in the basic directive after consultation of the Parliament.

European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-303/94)

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