Judgment_paragraph 63 · European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-317/13, C-679/13)

63It should be noted that due consultation of the Parliament in the cases provided by the applicable rules of EU law constitutes an essential procedural requirement, disregard of which renders the measure concerned void (see, to that effect, judgments in Parliament v Council, C‑65/93, EU:C:1995:91, paragraph 21, and Parliament v Council, C‑417/93, EU:C:1995:127, paragraph 9).