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Document 62007CA0155

Case C-155/07: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 November 2008 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Decision 2006/1016/EC — Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community — Choice of legal basis — Article 179 EC — Article 181a EC — Compatibility)

OJ C 327, 20.12.2008, p. 2–3 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

20.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 327/2


Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 November 2008 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union

(Case C-155/07) (1)

(Action for annulment - Decision 2006/1016/EC - Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community - Choice of legal basis - Article 179 EC - Article 181a EC - Compatibility)

(2008/C 327/03)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: R. Passos, A. Baas and D. Gauci, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Arpio Santacruz, M. Sims and D. Canga Fano, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by A. Aresu and F. Dintilhac, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment — Council Decision 2006/1016/EC of 19 December 2006 granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community (OJ 2006 L 414, p. 95) — Choice of legal basis — Article 181a EC — Decision essentially concerning developing countries — Need to have recourse to a dual legal basis — Articles 179 EC and 181a EC

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls Council Decision 2006/1016/EC of 19 December 2006 granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community;

2.

Orders that the effects of Decision 2006/1016 be maintained for European Investment Bank financing arrangements entered into before the entry into force, within a period of 12 months from the date of delivery of this judgment, of a new decision adopted on the appropriate legal basis, namely Articles 179 EC and 181a EC together;

3.

Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs except those of the Commission of the European Communities;

4.

Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.


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