CELEX: 62019CA0122
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-122/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 September 2020 — Hamas v Council of the European Union, French Republic, European Commission (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Fight against terrorism — Restrictive measures taken 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 — Competent authority equivalent to a judicial authority — Sentencing decision — Ongoing risk of involvement in terrorist activities — Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds — Obligation to state reasons — Right to effective judicial protection)

16.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 390/8
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 September 2020 — Hamas v Council of the European Union, French Republic, European Commission
      (Case C-122/19 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Fight against terrorism - Restrictive measures taken 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 - Competent authority equivalent to a judicial authority - Sentencing decision - Ongoing risk of involvement in terrorist activities - Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds - Obligation to state reasons - Right to effective judicial protection)
      (2020/C 390/10)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Hamas (represented by: L. Glock, avocate)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and K. Pavlaki, acting as Agents), French Republic, European Commission (represented initially by F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Bouquet, J. Roberti di Sarsina, C. Zadra and A. Tizzano, subsequently by F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Bouquet and J. Roberti di Sarsina, acting as Agents)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  The appeal is dismissed;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Hamas shall bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 131, 8.4.2019.