62021TJ0230_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 December 2021 –Jalkh v Parliament
(Case T‑230/21)
(Law governing the institutions – Member of the European Parliament – Privileges and immunities – Decision to waive parliamentary immunity – Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union – Procedure for waiving immunity – Manifest error of assessment)
1.
Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Members of the European Parliament – Immunity – Request for waiver of immunity – Discretion of the Parliament – Judicial review – Scope
(Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union, Art. 9)
(see paras 23, 24)
2.
Actions for annulment – Pleas – Infringement of essential procedural requirements – Scope – Infringement of procedural rules – Annulment only where it is established that in the absence of the procedural irregularity the contested decision would have been substantially different
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see para. 29)
3.
Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Members of the European Parliament – Immunity – Request for waiver of immunity – Conditions
(Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, Art. 9; Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Art. 9)
(see paras 42-44, 65, 68, 72)
4.
Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Members of the European Parliament – Immunity in respect of opinions expressed and votes cast in the performance of their duties – Subject matter
(Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union, Art. 8)
(see para. 59)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of European Parliament decision P9_TA(2021)0092 of 25 March 2021 on the request for waiver of the immunity of the applicant (2020/2110(IMM)).
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Jean-François Jalkh to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.