It follows that, by virtue of the combined provisions of Article 10(1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 100-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, the French judicial authority could not lawfully carry out any interception of Mr Marchiani’s telephone line without having previously informed the President of the European Parliament.
It follows that, by virtue of the combined provisions of Article 10(1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 100-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, the French judicial authority could not lawfully carry out any interception of Mr Marchiani’s telephone line without having previously informed the President of the European Parliament.