CELEX: C2007/199/54
Language: en
Date: 2007-08-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-327/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 July 2007 — Stichting Al-Aqsa v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Freezing of funds — Action for annulment — Statement of reasons)

25.8.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 199/29
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 July 2007 — Stichting Al-Aqsa v Council
   (Case T-327/03) (1)
   
   (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism - Freezing of funds - Action for annulment - Statement of reasons)
   (2007/C 199/54)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Stichting Al-Aqsa (Heerlen — Netherlands) (represented by: V. Koppe and L. Janssen, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and S. Marquardt, Agents)
   Re:
   Annulment in part, first, of Council Decision 2003/480/EC of 27 June 2003 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2002/974/EC (OJ 2003 L 160, p. 81), and, second, of Council Decision 2003/646/EC of 12 September 2003 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 and repealing Decision 2003/1480 (OJ 2003 L 229, p. 22).
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Council Decision 2006/379/EC of 29 May 2006 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/930 in so far as it concerns Stichting Al-Aqsa;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Declares that there is no need to rule on the claim for a declaration, pursuant to Article 241 EC, that Council Regulation No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 is unlawful;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Council to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs of Stichting Al-Aqsa:
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 289, 29.11.2003.