CELEX: 62015CA0079
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Title: Case C-79/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 July 2017 — Council of the European Union v Hamas, European Commission (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Fight against terrorism — Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities — Freezing of funds — Common Position 2001/931/CFSP — Article 1(4) and (6) — Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 — Article 2(3) — Retention of an organisation on the list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts — Conditions — Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds — Decision taken by a competent authority — Obligation to state reasons)

18.9.2017   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 309/4
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 July 2017 — Council of the European Union v Hamas, European Commission
   (Case C-79/15 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Fight against terrorism - Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities - Freezing of funds - Common Position 2001/931/CFSP - Article 1(4) and (6) - Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 - Article 2(3) - Retention of an organisation on the list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts - Conditions - Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds - Decision taken by a competent authority - Obligation to state reasons))
   (2017/C 309/04)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen, G. Étienne and M. Bishop, Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Hamas (represented by: L. Glock, avocate), European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, M. Konstantinidis and R. Tricot, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the appellant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas, F. Fize and G. de Bergues, Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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               Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 17 December 2014, Hamas v Council (T-400/10, EU:T:2014:1095);
            
         
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               Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;
            
         
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               Reserves the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.