Notice for the OJ

 

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 15 February 2005

in Case T-206/02 Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) v Council of the European Union ¹

(Action for annulment - Specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism - Locus standi - Association - Admissibility)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-206/02: Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), established in Brussels (Belgium), represented by J. Boisseau, lawyer, against Council of the European Union (Agents: M. Vitsentzatos and S. Marquardt) supported by Commission of the European Communities, (Agents: initially G. zur Hausen and G. Boudot, and subsequently J. Enegren and G. Boudot, with an address for service in Luxembourg) and by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agents: initially J. Collins, and subsequently R. Caudwell, with an address for service in Luxembourg) ( application for annulment of Council Decision 2002/334/CE of 2 May 2002, implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2001/927/EC (OJ 2002 L 116, p. 33) ( the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of J. Pirrung, President, N.J. Forwood and S. Papasavvas, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on 15 February 2005, the operative part of which is as follows:

The application is dismissed.

The applicant shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commission shall bear their own costs.

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¹ - . OJ C 247 of 12.10.2002.