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European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-687/15)
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European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-687/15)

Judgment of 25 Oct 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-687-15/para_50@2026-11-11

50Further, the indication of the legal basis is of particular significance in order to preserve the prerogatives of the EU institutions concerned by the procedure for the adoption of a measure (see, to that effect, judgment of 1 October 2009, Commission v Council, C‑370/07, EU:C:2009:590, paragraph 48).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-687/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:803
Decided: 25 Oct 2017
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, L. Bay Larsen, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, J. Malenovský, E. Levits, C. Vajda, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, C. Toader, A. Prechal, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0687

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Cited by 11: Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (C-632/20 P); FV v European Commission (T-533/24); UV and Others v European Commission (T-253/24); CR v European Commission (T-131/24); DB and Others v European Parliament (T-152/24); European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-551/21); Kerkosand spol. s r. o. v European Commission (T-745/17); Patrick Grégor Puppinck and Others v European Commission (C-418/18 P); Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Freistaat Sachsen v European Commission (C-654/17 P); European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-244/17); Federal Republic of Germany v Council of the European Union (C-600/14)3 provisions
Cites 17: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU (Opinion 1/15); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union (C-81/13); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-133/06); 2002/21/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 2002 amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, to include Uruguay (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 4984); Opinion pursuant to Article 300(6) EC (Opinion 1/08); Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme Text with EEA relevance; Slovak Republic and Hungary v Council of the European Union (C-643/15, C-647/15); European Commission v Peter McBride and Others (C-361/14 P); International Business Machines Corporation v Commission of the European Communities (60/81); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-370/07); Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Text with EEA relevance); Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision); Federal Republic of Germany v Council of the European Union (C-399/12); Opinion pursuant to Article 228 of the EC Treaty (Opinion 2/94); Council of the European Union v European Commission (C-660/13)