Judgement of the Court C-409/13: Decision of the Commission to withdraw a proposal for a framework regulation

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Series Details 14.04.15
Publication Date 14/04/2015
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On 14 April 2015, the European Court of Justice delivered a judgment on the power of the European Commission to withdraw a legislative proposal during the legislative procedure.

The Court confirmed, for the first time, that the right of the Commission to withdraw legislative proposals is inseparable from its right of initiative.

Source Link http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=163659&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=225434
Related Links
ESO: Background information: The European Commission’s Right To Withdraw A Legislative Proposal http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-commissions-right-to-withdraw-a-legislative-proposal/
ESO: Background Information: The Commission’s power of initiative: the CJEU sets important constraints http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-commissions-power-of-initiative-the-cjeu-sets-important-constraints/
EurActiv, 28.04.15: Judges limit Commission’s power to retract EU laws http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/judges-limit-commissions-power-retract-eu-laws-314129

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