CELEX: 62014TA0066
Language: en
Date: 2016-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-66/14: Judgment of the General Court of 21 July 2016 — Bredenkamp and Others v Council and Commission (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures imposed on certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Zimbabwe — Freezing of funds — Non-contractual liability)

5.9.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 326/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 21 July 2016 — Bredenkamp and Others v Council and Commission
   (Case T-66/14) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures imposed on certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Zimbabwe - Freezing of funds - Non-contractual liability))
   (2016/C 326/39)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: John Arnold Bredenkamp (Harare, Zimbabwe), Echo Delta (Holdings) PCC Ltd (Castletown, Isle of Man), Scottlee Holdings (Private) Ltd (Harare), Fodya (Private) Ltd (Harare) (represented by: P. Moser QC, and G. Martin, Solicitor)
   
      Defendants: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and E. Dumitriu-Segnana, acting as Agents) and European Commission (represented by: S. Bartelt, D. Gauci and T. Scharf, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application based on Article 268 TFEU for compensation for the loss allegedly suffered by the applicants following the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2009 of 26 January 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2009 L 23, p. 5), Commission Regulation (EU) No 173/2010 of 25 February 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2010 L 51, p. 13) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 174/2011 of 23 February 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2011 L 49, p. 23).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders John Arnold Bredenkamp, Echo Delta (Holdings) PCC Ltd, Scottlee Holdings (Private) Ltd and Fodya (Private) Ltd to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 112, 14.4.2014.