European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-130/10)
law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-130-10/para_42@2026-11-14
Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case
C-130/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:472
Decided
19 Jul 2012
Procedure
Action for annulment
Applicant
European Parliament
Defendant
Council of the European Union
Rapporteur
A. Rosas
Advocate General
Y. Bot
Bench
13 judgesV. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Prechal, A. Rosas, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Schiemann, E. Juhász, M. Berger, E. Jarašiūnas, C.G. Fernlund
42According to settled case-law, the choice of the legal basis for a Community measure must rest on objective factors amenable to judicial review, which include the aim and content of that measure (see, in particular, Parliament v Council, paragraph 34 and case-law cited).