# C_2016419EN.01001101.xml

| 14.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 419/11 |
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14.11.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 419/11

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union

(Joined Cases C-14/15 and C-116/15) (1)

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((Actions for annulment - Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Automated data exchange - Registration of vehicles - Dactyloscopic data - Legal framework applicable following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon - Transitional provisions - Secondary legal basis - Distinction between legislative acts and implementing measures - Consultation of the European Parliament - Initiative of a Member State or of the European Commission - Voting rules))

(2016/C 419/13)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Parties

Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: F. Drexler, A. Caiola and M. Pencheva, acting as Agents)

Applicant:

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-M. Joséphidès, K. Michoel and K. Pleśniak, acting as Agents)

Defendant:

Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and A. Lippstreu, acting as Agents), and Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, C. Meyer-Seitz, U. Persson, N. Otte Widgren, E. Karlsson and L. Swedenborg, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant:

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls Council Decision 2014/731/EU of 9 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Malta, Council Decision 2014/743/EU of 21 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data (VRD) in Cyprus, Council Decision 2014/744/EU of 21 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Estonia, and Council Decision 2014/911/EU of 4 December 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Latvia; |
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Annuls Council Decision 2014/731/EU of 9 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Malta, Council Decision 2014/743/EU of 21 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data (VRD) in Cyprus, Council Decision 2014/744/EU of 21 October 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Estonia, and Council Decision 2014/911/EU of 4 December 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Latvia;

| 2. | Maintains the effects of Decisions 2014/731, 2014/743, 2014/744 and 2014/911 until the entry into force of new acts intended to replace them; |
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Maintains the effects of Decisions 2014/731, 2014/743, 2014/744 and 2014/911 until the entry into force of new acts intended to replace them;

| 3. | Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs; |
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Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs;

| 4. | Orders the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden to bear their own costs. |
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Orders the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden to bear their own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 96, 23.3.2015.

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OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.

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