Action brought on 23 December 2022 – ACE v Council

(Case T-828/22)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: ACE-Avocats, ensemble (Paris, France) (represented by: J.-P. Hordies, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare admissible and well-founded the action for annulment in part of the contested regulation, in Article 1(12) thereof, amending Article 5n(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 883/2014;

annul Article 1(12), amending Article 5n(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, in so far as it concerns the applicant;

order the Council to pay the costs of the applicant and rule that it must bear its own costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant puts forward three pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging infringement of EU law and, in particular, of several judgments of the Court of Justice and of European directives recognising the right of lawyers to provide legal advice services without specific restrictions;

Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of Article 6(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;

Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the first subparagraph of Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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