Case C-263/14: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 June 2016 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) — Decision 2014/198/CFSP — Agreement between the European Union and the United Republic of Tanzania on the conditions of transfer of suspected pirates and associated seized property from the European Union-led naval force to the United Republic of Tanzania — Choice of legal basis — Obligation to inform the European Parliament immediately and fully at all stages of the procedure of negotiation and conclusion of international agreements — Maintenance of the effects of the decision in the event of annulment)
Date: 2016-06-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Tanzania, agreement (EU), common foreign and security policy, extradition, international negotiations, judicial cooperation, legal basis, piracy, warships








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22.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/3





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 June 2016 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
(Case C-263/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) - Decision 2014/198/CFSP - Agreement between the European Union and the United Republic of Tanzania on the conditions of transfer of suspected pirates and associated seized property from the European Union-led naval force to the United Republic of Tanzania - Choice of legal basis - Obligation to inform the European Parliament immediately and fully at all stages of the procedure of negotiation and conclusion of international agreements - Maintenance of the effects of the decision in the event of annulment))
(2016/C 305/04)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: R. Passos, A. Caiola and M. Allik, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Konstantinidis, R. Troosters and D. Gauci, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: F. Naert, G. Étienne, M. Bishop and M.-M. Joséphidès, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, E. Ruffer, J. Vláčil, J. Škeřik and M. Hedvábná, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, C. Meyer-Seitz, U. Persson, M. Rhodin, E. Karlsson and L. Swedenborg, acting as Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: J. Kraehling and V. Kaye, acting as Agents, and by G. Facenna, Barrister)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision 2014/198/CFSP of 10 March 2014 on the signature and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Republic of Tanzania on the conditions of transfer of suspected pirates and associated seized property from the European Union-led naval force to the United Republic of Tanzania;










2.


Orders that the effects of Decision 2014/198 be maintained in force;










3.


Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union each to bear their own costs;










4.


Orders the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the European Commission, each to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 235, 21.7.2014.