Order of the General Court of 10 December 2014 — Mabrouk v Council
(Case T-277/14) 1
(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia — Freezing of funds — Action for failure to act — Request for access to the evidence used by the Council against a natural person affected by those measures — Access granted by the Council — Action becoming devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Mohamed Marouen Ben Ali Ben Mohamed Mabrouk (Tunis, Tunisia) (represented by: J.-R. Farthouat, J.-P. Mignard, N. Boulay, lawyers and S. Crosby, Solicitor)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. De Elera and G. Étienne, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action seeking a declaration of a failure to act on the part of the Council in that it unlawfully failed to act upon the applicant’s request for access to the file containing the evidence on which the Council relied in ordering the freezing of his assets in the European Union.
Operative part of the order
1. There is no need to adjudicate on the action.
2. The Council of the European Union shall pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 194, 24.6.2014.