CELEX: 62015CA0014
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-14/15 and C-116/15: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (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)

14.11.2016   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 419/11
            
         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)
   
   ((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
   
   
      Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: F. Drexler, A. Caiola and M. Pencheva, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-M. Joséphidès, K. Michoel and K. Pleśniak, acting as Agents)
   
      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)
   
      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;
            
         
               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;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               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.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 96, 23.3.2015.
   
      OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.