CELEX: 62006CA0133
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Case C-133/06: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 May 2008 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Common policy on asylum — Directive 2005/85/EC — Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status — Safe countries of origin — European safe third countries — Minimum common lists — Procedure for adopting or amending the minimum common lists — Article 67(1) and first indent of Article 67(5) EC — No power)

21.6.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 158/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 May 2008 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-133/06) (1)
   
   (Action for annulment - Common policy on asylum - Directive 2005/85/EC - Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status - Safe countries of origin - European safe third countries - Minimum common lists - Procedure for adopting or amending the minimum common lists - Article 67(1) and first indent of Article 67(5) EC - No power)
   (2008/C 158/04)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: H. Duintjer Tebbens, A. Caiola, A. Auersperger Matić and K. Bradley, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. O'Reilly, P. Van Nuffel and J.-F. Pasquier, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Simm, M. Balta and G. Maganza, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by G. de Bergues and J.-C. Niollet, Agents)
   Re:
   Annulment of Articles 29(1) and (2) and 36(3) of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (OJ 2005 L 326, p. 13)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Articles 29(1) and (2) and 36(3) of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic and the Commission of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 108, 6.5.2006.