1. 

Action for annulment – Actionable measures – Concept – National decision of a Chamber of Deputies changing the amount of the pensions of former national Members of Parliament – Not included – Note and decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament, in accordance with that national decision – Included

(Art. 263 TFEU; Decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 50, 51, 53)

2. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament – Change carried out in application of the identical pension rule and relevant national rules – No margin of discretion as to the method of calculating that pension – No obligation to carry out a detailed verification of the compatibility of the relevant national rules with the general principles and other provisions of EU law

(Art. 296, second para. TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(c); Decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 59, 60, 66-70)

3. 

Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Abstract statement – Inadmissibility

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para. and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))

(see para. 75)

4. 

European Parliament – Regulation governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Single statute for Members of the European Parliament – Decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament – Pension rights acquired before the entry into force of the Statute – No guarantee as to the immutability of the amount of pensions

(Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684; Decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 78-82, 84-86)

5. 

European Parliament – Regulation governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Single statute for Members of the European Parliament – Decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament – Identical pension rule – Non-retroactivity – Principle of legal certainty – Infringement – Absence

(Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684; Decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 95-103)

6. 

European Parliament – Regulation governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Single statute for Members of the European Parliament – Decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament – Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Infringement – None

(Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684; Decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 109-113)

7. 

European Parliament – Regulation governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Single statute for Members of the European Parliament – Decision of the Directorate-General for Finances of the European Parliament concerning the change in the amount of the pension of a former Member of the European Parliament – Restriction of the right to property – Breach of principle of proportionality – None

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 17(1); Decision 2005/684 of the European Parliament; decision of the European Parliament on implementing measures for the Statute for Members, Art. 75; Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))

(see paras 119-123, 126, 128-130, 133-141)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Mr Mario Forte to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament.