Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 December 2012 - French Republic v European Parliament

(Joined Cases C-237/11 and C-238/11) 

(Actions for annulment - Law governing the institutions - Calendar of plenary part-sessions of the European Parliament for 2012 and 2013 - Protocols on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: E. Belliard, G. de Bergues and A. Adam, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. Pennera, N. Lorenz and E. Waldherr, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, acting as Agent)

Re:

Actions for annulment - Vote of the European Parliament of 9 March 2011 concerning the calendar of the session periods of the Parliament for 2012 - Calendar laying down that two of the twelve monthly plenary sessions are to be held during the same week in October - Infringement of Protocol No 3 and Protocol No 6 on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices agencies and departments of the European Union - Place of work of the European Parliament.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Annuls the votes of the European Parliament of 9 March 2011 adopting the Parliament's calendar of part-sessions for 2012 and 2013 to the extent that they do not provide for 12 monthly plenary part-sessions to be held in Strasbourg in 2012 and 2013;

2.    Orders the European Parliament to pay the costs;

3.    Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear its own costs.

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¹ - OJ C 226, 30.7.2011.