CELEX: C2007/155/14
Language: en
Date: 2007-07-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-166/07: Action brought on 26 March 2007 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union

7.7.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 155/8
            
         Action brought on 26 March 2007 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-166/07)
   (2007/C 155/14)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: I. Klavina and L. Visaggio, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Vitro and M. Moore, Agents)
   Form of order sought
   
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               Annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1968/2006 (1) of 21 December 2006 concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2007 to 2010);
            
         
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               The Council of the European Union to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   The European Parliament relies on one plea in law in support of its action, alleging the incorrect choice of legal basis for the contested Regulation. Since the measures provided for by that regulation concern Community allocations in respect of economic and social cohesion, they should have been adopted on the basis of the third paragraph of Article 159 EC and not on that of Article 308 EC, which can be used only if no other provision of the Treaty confers on the Community institutions the necessary power to adopt the act in question.
   
      (1)  OJ 2006 L 409, p. 86 and corrigendum — OJ 2007 L 36, p. 31.