Case C‑115/21 P

Oriol Junqueras i Vies

v

European Parliament

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 December 2022

(Appeal – Institutional law – Members of the European Parliament – Loss of eligibility following a criminal conviction – Declaration that the seat of a Member of the European Parliament is vacant – Request to take an initiative as a matter of urgency to assert the immunity of a Member of the European Parliament – Action for annulment – Inadmissibility)

1. European Parliament – Members – Mandate – Withdrawal of mandate – Concept – End of mandate due to criminal conviction – Included

   (Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 13(3))

   (see paragraph 57)

2. European Parliament – Verification of members’ credentials – Limits – Exercise taking note of the disqualification of a Member of Parliament from holding office as a result of the application of national law – Competence of the Parliament

   (Art. 5(1) and (2) and Art. 13(2) TEU; Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 13(3); Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Rule 4(4), second subpara.)

   (see paragraphs 59-62)

3. European Parliament – Verification of members’ credentials – Limits – Discretion to refuse to declare the seat of a Member vacant where there is a material inaccuracy or vitiated consent – Conditions

   (Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 13(4); Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Rule 4(7))

   (see paragraphs 65, 66)

4. European Parliament – Elections – Electoral procedure – Concept – Voting roles and rules on the allocation of mandates – Included – Rules on the eligibility of Members of Parliament – Included

   (Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 8(1))

   (see paragraph 70)

5. Action for annulment – Actionable measures – Concept – Acts producing binding legal effects – Declaration of the President of the European Parliament taking official note that a seat was vacant following the withdrawal of a mandate following a criminal conviction pursuant to national law – Precluded

   (Art. 263 TFEU; Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 13(3))

   (see paragraph 72)

See the text of the decision.