Judgment_paragraph 34 · European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-180/20)

34If examination of a European Union measure reveals that it pursues a twofold purpose or that it comprises two components and if one of these is identifiable as the main or predominant purpose or component, whereas the other is merely incidental, the measure must be founded on a single legal basis, namely, that required by the main or predominant purpose or component. It is only exceptionally, where it is established that the measure simultaneously pursues a number of objectives or has several components that are inextricably linked, without one being incidental in relation to the other, that such a measure must be founded on the various corresponding legal bases (see, to that effect, judgment of 4 September 2018, Commission v Council (Agreement with Kazakhstan), C‑244/17, EU:C:2018:662, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited). The use of two legal bases is not possible, however, where the procedures laid down for each legal basis are incompatible with one another (see, to that effect, judgment of 6 November 2008, Parliament v Council, C‑155/07, EU:C:2008:605, paragraph 37).