Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 2 June 2022 – Mélin v Parliament
(Case C‑541/21 P)(1)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Institutional law – Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament – Article 33(1) and (2) – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of undue payments – Plea of illegality – Principle of legal certainty – Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Assessment of evidence – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
1.      EU law – Principles – Legal certainty – EU rules – Requirements of clarity and precision
(see para. 34)
2.      EU law – Principles – Protection of legitimate expectations – Conditions – Specific assurances given by the authorities
(see paras 35, 36)
3.      Court of Justice – Judgments – Interpretation of the rules of law – Application to legal relationships arising and established before delivery of the decision
(see paras 45, 46)
4.      EU law – Principles – Legal certainty – EU rules – Requirements of clarity and foreseeability – Use of undetermined legal concepts requiring interpretation and application by the administration – Whether permissible
(see para. 62)
5.      EU law – Interpretation – Provision containing no express reference to the law of Member States – Independent and uniform interpretation
(see paras 64, 65)
6.      Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paras 92, 93)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded.
2.
Ms Joëlle Mélin shall pay the costs.
1 OJ C 24, 17.1.2022.