Rivière and Others v Parliament (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-88/20 (06 October 2021)

Rivière and Others v Parliament (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-88/20 (06 October 2021)

The measure prohibiting national flags on MEPs' desks is an internal organizational act that does not produce legal effects altering the legal situation of the applicants as MEPs. It falls within the scope of Article 10(3) of the Rules of Procedure and does not constitute an act open to annulment under Article 263...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ T-88/20
Parties
Applicant: Jérôme Rivière and others (see annex); Intervenor: Gunnar Beck; Intervenor: Philippe Olivier; Respondent: European Parliament
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Action for Annulment (article 263 Tfeu) / Final Judgment
Outcome
action dismissed as inadmissible
Legal Topics
Internal Parliamentary Measures, Freedom of Expression, Parliamentary Procedure, Judicial Review, Admissibility of Actions
European Union Law Institutional Law Internal Parliamentary Measures Freedom of Expression Parliamentary Procedure Judicial Review Admissibility of Actions

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Parties

Jérôme Rivière and others (see annex)

Applicant

Gunnar Beck

Intervenor

Philippe Olivier

Intervenor

European Parliament

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Action for Annulment (article 263 Tfeu) / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the President of the European Parliament's oral measure prohibiting national flags on MEPs' desks is an act open to annulment under Article 263 TFEU
  2. 2 Whether the measure produces legal effects affecting the exercise of MEPs' mandates

Ratio Decidendi

The measure prohibiting national flags on MEPs' desks is an internal organizational act that does not produce legal effects altering the legal situation of the applicants as MEPs. It falls within the scope of Article 10(3) of the Rules of Procedure and does not constitute an act open to annulment under Article 263 TFEU. The action is therefore inadmissible.

Court Disposition

action dismissed as inadmissible

Orders

  • The action is rejected as inadmissible.
  • Jérôme Rivière and the other applicants are ordered to pay their own costs and those of the European Parliament.