Judgment_paragraph 30 · European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-48/14)

30The legal basis which has been used for the adoption of other European Union measures which might, in certain cases, display similar characteristics is irrelevant in that regard, as the legal basis for a measure must be determined having regard to its purpose and content (see judgment in United Kingdom v Council, EU:C:2014:97, paragraph 48 and the case-law cited). The Parliament cannot therefore base any argument on the fact that the contested Directive contains certain aspects which are identical to those set out in Part C of Annex I to Directive 98/83, which itself was based on Article 130 S(1) of the EC Treaty, now Article 192(1) TFEU.