Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 556 (Mar)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities
Judge:

Judges Skouris (President), Jann (Rapporteur), Gulmann, Cuhna Rodrigues and Rosas (Presidents of Chambers), La Pergola, Puissochet, Schintgen, Macken, Colneric and von Bahr
Judgment Dates: 30 March 2004

Catchwords

European Communities - Community institutions - European Parliament - Representatives - Measure of European Parliament concerning terms and conditions for internal investigations in relation to prevention of fraud - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Independence and immunity of members of European Parliament - Confidentiality connected with work of Parliamentary committees of inquiry - European Anti-Fraud Office - Investigative powers.

The Case

Following amendments made to the European Parliament's rules of procedure following the adoption of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which concerned internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office, 71 members of the Parliament sought to have the decision annulled. Their claim was refused on the grounds of inadmissibility as none of the claimants had been individually concerned by the measure.

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