European Commission (supported by European Parliament) v Council of the European Union (supported by Czech Republic)

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Council Decision — Validity — European Union and member states concluding mixed international agreements with third parties — Council of European Union alone having competence to authorise signature and provisional application of international agreements — Council of European Union and governments of member states adopting hybrid decision authorising signature and provisional application of agreements — Whether decision valid — EU Treaty, art 13EU — FEU Treaty, art 218FEU

(Case C-28/12); EU:C:2015:282; [2015] QB 834; [2015] 3 WLR 647; [2015] WLR (D) 185, ECJ