22.2.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 68/4
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 December 2015 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
(Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14) (1)
((Actions for annulment - Regulation (EU) No 1385/2013 - Directive 2013/62/EU - Directive 2013/64/EU - Legal basis - Article 349 TFEU - Outermost regions of the European Union - Amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union))
(2016/C 068/05)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: European Parliament (represented by: I. Liukkonen, L. Visaggio and J. Rodrigues, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal, W. Mölls, D. Bianchi and D. Martin, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Westerhof Löfflerová, E. Karlsson, F. Florindo Gijón and J. Czuczai, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Sampol Pucurull, acting as Agent), French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, F. Fize, D. Colas and N. Rouam, acting as Agents), Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, B. Andrade Correia, M. Duarte and S. Marques, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the actions in Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14;
2.
Orders the European Parliament to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union relating to Cases C-132/14 and C-136/14;
3.
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union relating to Cases C-133/14 to C-135/14;
4.
Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the Portuguese Republic to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 175, 10.6.2014.
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