42Review of the legal basis of an act enables the powers of the author of the act to be verified (see, to that effect, judgment in Germany v Parliament and Council, C‑376/98, EU:C:2000:544, paragraph 83) and the procedure for the adoption of that directive to be checked as to whether it was vitiated by any irregularity (judgment in ABNA and Others, C‑453/03, C‑11/04, C‑12/04 and C‑194/04, EU:C:2005:741, paragraph 53). According to settled case-law, the choice of legal basis for an EU measure must rest on objective factors amenable to judicial review, including the purpose and content of that measure (see, in particular, judgment in Parliament v Council, C‑130/10, EU:C:2012:472, paragraph 42).
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