Judgment_paragraph 35 · European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-595/14)

35It should be noted, as a preliminary point, that proper consultation of the Parliament in the cases provided for by the applicable rules of EU law constitutes an essential procedural requirement, disregard of which renders the act concerned void (judgments in Parliament v Council, C‑317/13 and C‑679/13, EU:C:2015:223, paragraph 63, and Parliament v Council, C‑540/13, EU:C:2015:224, paragraph 53 and the case-law cited).