CELEX: 62013CA0081
Language: en
Date: 2014-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-81/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014  — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union (Actions for annulment — Coordination of social security systems — EEC-Turkey Association Agreement — Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council — Choice of legal basis — Article 48 TFEU — Article 79(2)(b) TFEU — Article 217 TFEU)

23.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 65/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-81/13) (1)
   
   ((Actions for annulment - Coordination of social security systems - EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council - Choice of legal basis - Article 48 TFEU - Article 79(2)(b) TFEU - Article 217 TFEU))
   (2015/C 065/03)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: M. Holt, C. Murrell, E. Jenkinson and S. Behzadi Spencer, Agents, and A. Dashwood QC)
   
      Intervener in support of the applicant: Ireland (represented by: L. Williams, Agent, and N. Travers, BL)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: E. Finnegan and M. Chavrier, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Aresu, J. Enegren and S. Pardo Quintillán, Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs;
            
         
               3)
            
            
               Orders Ireland and the European Commission to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 114, 20.4.2013.