Judgment_paragraph 99 · European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-63/12)

99The question whether the obligation to provide a statement of reasons has been satisfied must be assessed with reference not only to the wording of the measure but also to its context and the whole body of legal rules governing the matter in question (see, inter alia, Case C‑122/94 Commission v Council, paragraph 29; Alliance for Natural Health and Others, paragraph 134; and Germany v Parliament and Council, paragraph 108). In particular, the reasons given for a measure are sufficient if that measure was adopted in a context which was known to the institution concerned, which enables it to understand the scope of the measure adopted (see, to that effect, inter alia, Case 125/80 Arning v Commission [1981] ECR 2539, paragraph 13; Case C-42/01 Portugal v Commission [2004] ECR I-6079, paragraphs 69 and 70; and Case C‑417/11 P Council v Bamba [2012] ECR, paragraph 54).