Action brought on 20 August 2014 — Beul v Parliament and Council
(Case T-640/14)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Carsten René Beul (Neuwied, Germany) (represented by: H. Pott and T. Eckhold, lawyers)
Defendants: Council of the European Union and European Parliament
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies, in essence, on the following pleas in law.
In the first place, the applicant alleges that Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 1 is not covered by any enabling provision.
In addition, the applicant takes the view that the provisions of Regulation No 537/2014 represent an unlawful infringement of the freedom to choose an occupation guaranteed in accordance with Article 6(1) TEU in conjunction with Article 15 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The applicant submits that the infringement of the freedom to choose an occupation is unjustified particularly on grounds of a lack of proportionality. Furthermore, the applicant claims infringement of the principle of subsidiarity.
________________________1 Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC (OJ 2014 L 158, p. 77).