Judgment_paragraph 41 · H v Council of the European Union and Others (C-455/14 P)

41In that regard, it must be noted that, as is apparent from both Article 2 TEU, which is included in the common provisions of the EU Treaty, and Article 21 TEU, concerning the European Union’s external action, to which Article 23 TEU, relating to the CFSP, refers, the European Union is founded, in particular, on the values of equality and the rule of law (see, to that effect, in particular, judgment of 27 February 2007 in Segi and Others v Council, C‑355/04 P, EU:C:2007:116, paragraph 51, and Opinion 2/13 of 18 December 2014, EU:C:2014:2454, paragraphs 168 and 169). The very existence of effective judicial review designed to ensure compliance with provisions of EU law is inherent in the existence of the rule of law (see judgment of 6 October 2015 in Schrems, C‑362/14, EU:C:2015:650, paragraph 95 and the case-law cited).