CELEX: 62019TA0789
Language: en
Date: 2021-05-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-789/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Moerenhout and Others v Commission (Law governing the institutions — European citizens’ initiative — Trade with territories under military occupation — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Common commercial policy — Article 207 TFEU — Common foreign and security policy — Article 215 TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — Article 4(3) of Regulation No 211/2011)

5.7.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 263/18
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Moerenhout and Others v Commission
      (Case T-789/19) (1)
      
      (Law governing the institutions - European citizens’ initiative - Trade with territories under military occupation - Refusal of registration - Manifest lack of powers of the Commission - Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 - Common commercial policy - Article 207 TFEU - Common foreign and security policy - Article 215 TFEU - Obligation to state reasons - Article 4(3) of Regulation No 211/2011)
      (2021/C 263/24)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicants: Tom Moerenhout (Humbeek, Belgium) and the six other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: G. Devers, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Martínez del Peral and S. Delaude, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1567 of 4 September 2019 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Ensuring Common Commercial Policy conformity with EU Treaties and compliance with international law’ (OJ 2019 L 241, p. 12).
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1567 of 4 September 2019 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Ensuring Common Commercial Policy conformity with EU Treaties and compliance with international law’;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.