The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2015] QB 419
Court of Justice of the European Union
Federal Republic of Germany (supported by Czech Republic and others intervening) v Council of the European Union (supported by European Commission intervening)
(Case C-399/12)
EU:C:2014:289
EU:C:2014:2258
2013 Nov 26;
2014 April 29;
Oct 7
President V Skouris,Vice-President K Lenaerts,Presidents of Chambers A Tizzano, R Silva de Lapuerta, T von Danwitz,Judges J Malenovský, E Levits, J-C Bonichot, A Arabadjiev, D Šváby, M Berger, A Prechal, E JarašiūnasAdvocate General P Cruz Villalón
European Union— Council Decision— Validity— Members of international organisation concerning wine industry including individual member states but not European Union— Organisation making recommendations— Proposal to Council made under Treaty procedure allowing decisions to be adopted “on the Union’s behalf”— Council making Decision establishing common EU position in relation to organisation’s resolutions— Action for annulment of Decision— Whether EU entitled to establish position to be adopted on its behalf in body set up by international agreement to which it was not party— Whether organisation’s recommendations constituting “acts having legal effects”—
FEU Treaty
, art 218(9)FEU