Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 30 April 2014

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union

Common system of financial transaction tax — Authorisation of enhanced cooperation under Article 329(1) TFEU — Decision 2013/52/EU — Action for annulment in respect of infringement of Articles 327 TFEU and 332 TFEU and of customary international law

Case C‑209/13


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
06/06/2014 United Kingdom v Council
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2014:283
30/04/2014 United Kingdom v Council
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2014:283
30/04/2014 United Kingdom v Council
Application (OJ)
31/05/2013 United Kingdom v Council
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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

Action for annulment – Annulment of Council Decision 2013/52/EU of 22 January 2013 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (OJ 2013 L 22, p. 11) – Infringement of Articles 327 TFEU and 332 TFEU

Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.01 Formal requirements
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.05 Categories of competence
2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.07 Enhanced cooperation
3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.04 Pleas in law
      3.02.04.05 Scope and limits of review by the Courts
2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.07 Enhanced cooperation
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.05 Categories of competence


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 18/04/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

30/04/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 194 from 24.06.2014, p.6

Application: OJ C 171 from 15.06.2013, p.22

Name of the parties

United Kingdom v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Tilakapala, Vimal ; Powell, Anne: The UK's premature legal challenge on the EU FTT, Tax Journal 2014 nº 1216 p.11-12 (EN)
  2. Vanistendael, Frans: LETTER FROM EUROPE Winners and Losers at the European Court of Justice, Tax Notes International 2014 p.1033-1037 (EN)
  3. Mainguy, Mariam: Financial Transaction Tax: Unsuccesful First Round before the ECJ, European Law Reporter 2014 p.138-143 (EN)
  4. Szudoczky, Rita: UK v Council. Authorisation of enhanced cooperation in the area of FTT. Action for annulment dismissed. Court of Justice, Highlights & Insights on European Taxation 2014 nº 10 p.23-24 (EN)
  5. Randall, Michael: Case C-209/13 UK v. Council: Enhanced Cooperation and the FTT, Legal Issues of Economic Integration 2014 p.407-418 (EN)
  6. Cheneviere, Cédric ; Mesdag, Frédérik: Arrêt Royaume-Uni c/ Conseil: taxe sur les transactions financières et incertitudes juridiques, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 2014 p.397-404 (FR)
  7. Matei, Emanuela: Este sistemul comun al taxei pe tranzacțiile financiare compatibil cu dreptul UE ?, Curierul Fiscal 2014 nº 5 p.224-227 (RO)
  8. Dero-Bugny, Delphine: Cour de justice, 2e ch., 30 avril 2014, Royaume-Uni c/ Conseil, aff. C-209/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:283, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.36-38 (FR)
  9. Michel, Valérie: Coopération renforcée, Europe 2014 Juin nº 6 p.18-19 (FR)
  10. Mijatović, Nikola: Oporezivanje financijskog sektora u Europskoj uniji - jučer, danas, sutra, Hrvatska pravna revija 2015 n° 7-8 p.43-57 (HR)
  11. Dero-Bugny, Delphine: I. Questions institutionnelles - Cour de justice, 2e ch., 30 avril 2014, Royaume- Uni c/ Conseil, aff. C-209/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:283, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 36-38 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Taxation
  • Closer cooperation

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Lenaerts

Advocate General

Wahl

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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