Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 29 September 2010.

Al-Bashir Mohammed Al-Faqih and Others v Council of the European Union.

Common foreign and security policy - Combating terrorism - Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network and the Taliban - Freezing of funds - Fundamental rights - Right to respect for property, right to be heard and right to effective judicial review.

Cases T-135/06 to T-138/06.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
04/12/2010 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Order
ECLI:EU:T:2010:432		 08/10/2010 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2010:412		 29/09/2010 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2010:412		 29/09/2010 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Order
ECLI:EU:T:2009:499		 14/12/2009 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Application (OJ)
15/07/2006 Al-Faqih and Others v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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Reports of Cases

2010 II-00208*

Pub somm

Subject-matter

Annulment in part of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001, prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2006 of 10 February 2006, amending for the 63rd time Regulation No 881/2002 (OJ 2002 L 40, p. 13)

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.03 New pleas in law
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
        6.01.01.07.01 Disclosure of inculpatory evidence
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.17 Right to property


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 05/05/2006

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

29/09/2010


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 165 from 15.07.2006, p.29

Judgment: OJ C 328 from 04.12.2010, p.28

Name of the parties

Al-Faqih and Others v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Simon, Denys: Sanctions antiterroristes, Europe 2010 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.12 (FR)
  2. Bassu, Carla: Giurisprudenza europea e lotta al terrorismo, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2011 p.152-156 (IT)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Free movement of capital
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
  • General and final provisions

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : application granted

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Soldevila Fragoso

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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