Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 September 2017

Slovak Republic and Hungary v Council of the European Union

Actions for annulment –– Decision (EU) 2015/1601 –– Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of the Hellenic Republic and the Italian Republic — Emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries into certain Member States –– Relocation of those nationals to other Member States –– Relocation quotas –– Article 78(3) TFEU –– Legal basis –– Conditions under which applicable –– Concept of ‘legislative act’ — Article 289(3) TFEU –– Whether conclusions adopted by the European Council are binding on the Council of the European Union — Article 15(1) TEU and Article 68 TFEU — Essential procedural requirements — Amendment of the European Commission’s proposal — Requirements for a further consultation of the European Parliament and a unanimous vote within the Council of the European Union — Article 293 TFEU — Principles of legal certainty and of proportionality

Joined Cases C-643/15 and C-647/15


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
20/10/2017 Slovakia v Council
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2017:631		 06/09/2017 Slovakia v Council
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:631		 06/09/2017 Slovakia v Council
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
15/01/2016 Slovakia v Council
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2017:618		 26/07/2017 Slovakia v Council
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.00 General
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.04 European Commission
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.01 Adoption procedures
      2.05.01.01 Ordinary legislative acts
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.04 European Commission
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.04 European Commission
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.03 Council
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7 General and final provisions
  7.05 Language arrangements
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.06 Principle of proportionality
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.02 Intervention
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.18 Right to asylum
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 02/12/2015

Date of the Opinion

  • 26/07/2017

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

06/09/2017


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 374 from 06.11.2017, p.4

Application: OJ C 38 from 01.02.2016, p.41

Name of the parties

Slovakia v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Berlin, Dominique: Politique migratoire et Union de droit, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2017 nº 38 p.1652 (FR)
  2. Maupin, Emmanuelle: La CJUE valide le mécanisme provisoire de relocalisation des migrants, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2017 p.1639 (FR)
  3. De Waele, Henri: Slowakije en Hongarije halen bakzeil bij Europees Hof van Justicie, Asiel en Migrantenrecht 2018 p.415-417 (NL)
  4. Brouwer, E.R.: Rechtsgeldigheid van het relocatiebesluit en de betekenis van het solidariteitsbeginsel in het EU-asielbeleid, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2017 p.219-225 (NL)
  5. Labayle, Henri: Le principe de solidarité en matière d'asile devant la Cour de justice, de la coupe aux lèvres, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2017 nº 47 p.2113-2116 (FR)
  6. Gazin, Fabienne: Recours en annulation contre la décision <<relocalisation>>, Europe 2017 novembre nº 11 p.28-29 (FR)
  7. Simon, Denys: Accords internationaux, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.16-17 (FR)
  8. Wróbel, Izabela: Tymczasowy mechanizm relokacji osób ubiegających się o ochronę międzynarodową jako gwarancja prawa do azylu w Unii Europejskiej. Glosa do wyroku TS z dnia 6 września 2017 r., C-643/15 oraz C-647/15, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2017 Vol. 12 p. 27-37 (PL)
  9. Strąk, Katarzyna: Charakter prawny art. 78 ust. 3 TFUE. Glosa do wyroku TS z dnia 6 września 2017 r., C-643/15 oraz C-647/15, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2017 Vol. 12 p. 38-43 (PL)
  10. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Leboeuf, Luc: Droit européen des migrations, Journal de droit européen 2018 p.95-110 (FR)
  11. Chamon, M.: De interinstitutionele verhoudingen bij de uitoefening van primairrechtelijke uitvoeringsbevoegdheden in de ruimte van vrijheid, veiligheid en recht, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2018 p.70-76 (NL)
  12. Van Der Mensbrugghe, François R.: C.J.E.U., 6 septembre 2017 Affaires jointes C-643/15 et C-647/15, Slovaquie et Hongrie c. Conseil, Revue de la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Liège 2018 p.121-135 (FR)
  13. De Witte, Bruno ; Tsourdi, Evangelia (Lilian): Confrontation on relocation - The Court of Justice endorses the emergency scheme for compulsory relocation of asylum seekers within the European Union: Slovak Republic and Hungary v. Council., Common Market Law Review 2018, Volume 55, Issue 5, p. 1457-1494 (EN)
  14. Labayle, Henri: XIV. Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice - Cour de justice, gde ch., 6 septembre 2017, République slovaque et Hongrie c/ Conseil, aff. jtes C-643/15 et C-647/15, ECLI:EU:C:2017:631, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2017. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2018, p. 614-617 (FR)
  15. Abrisketa Uriarte, Joana: La reubicación de los refugiados: un déficit de solidaridad y una brecha en la Unión Europea. Comentario a la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de 6 de septiembre de 2017, asuntos C-643/15 y C-647/15, Hungría y Eslovaquia c. Consejo, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2018, nº 44, p. 125-154 (ES)
  16. Labayle, Henri: XIV. Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice - Cour de justice, gde ch., 6 septembre 2017, République slovaque et Hongrie c/ Conseil, aff. C-643/15 et C-647/15, ECLI:EU:C:2017:631, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2018. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2019, p. 734-738 (FR)
  17. Argalias, Panagiotis I.: Prosorina metra yper tis Elladas kai tis Italias logo aifnidias eisrois ypikoon triton xoron sto edafos orismenon kraton melon : paratiriseis, Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2017 p. 476-480 (EL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Prechal

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

  • Slovak, Hungarian

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French