Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 2 October 2018 — French Republic v European Parliament

(Case C-73/17) (1)

((Action for annulment - Institutional law - Protocol on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union - European Parliament - Concept of ‘budget session’ held in Strasbourg (France) - Article 314 TFEU - Exercise of budgetary powers during an additional plenary part-session in Brussels (Belgium)))

(2018/C 436/08)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: F. Alabrune, D. Colas, B. Fodda and E. de Moustier, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: R. Crowe and U. Rösslein, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: D. Holderer and C. Schiltz, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders the French Republic to pay, in addition to its own costs, those of the European Parliament;

3.	Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.