Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 October 2020

Bank Refah Kargaran v Council of the European Union

Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Article 29 TEU – Article 215 TFEU – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation – Harm allegedly suffered by the appellant as a result of its name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities covered by the freezing of financial funds and resources – Actions for damages – Jurisdiction of the CJEU to hear and determine an action for damages for the harm allegedly caused by restrictive measures taken in decisions adopted pursuant to the CFSP – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Inadequate statement of reasons for legal acts imposing restrictive measures

Case C-134/19 P



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
13/11/2020 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2020:793
06/10/2020 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2020:793
06/10/2020 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
Application (OJ)
03/05/2019 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2020:396
28/05/2020 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.01 Pleas as a matter of public policy
        3.10.03.01.01 Admissibility of the action at first instance
3 Legal proceedings
  3.05 Actions for damages
    3.05.01 Action based on the non-contractual liability of the European Union
      3.05.01.00 General
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.00 General
3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.03 Ineffective pleas in law
3 Legal proceedings
  3.05 Actions for damages
    3.05.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the European Union
      3.05.02.01 Basis of liability
3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.04 Pleas in law
      3.02.04.04 Infringement of essential procedural requirements
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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 18/02/2019

Date of the Opinion

  • 28/05/2020

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

06/10/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Bank Refah Kargaran v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Simon, Denys: Juridiction de l'Union - Compétence, Europe 2020, n° 12 Décembre, Comm. 383 (FR)
  2. Wessel, Ramses A.: De verdere ‘normalisering’ van het GBVB, zaak C-134/19 P, Bank Refah Kargaran, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2021 p. 75-79 (NL)
  3. Martínez Capdevila, Carmen: El TJUE proclama su competencia para conocer de los recursos de indemnización vinculados con medidas restrictivas PESC (STJ de 6.10.2020, as. Bank Refah Kargaran, C-134/19 P): ¿maximización o extralimitación de su jurisdicción?, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2021, nº 53, p. 209-226 (ES)
  4. Jahn, Jannika: Rechtsschutz in der GASP : Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urt. v. 6.10.2020, Rs. C-134/19 P (Refah Kargaran), Europarecht 2021 p. 511-520 (DE)
  5. Santos Vara, Juan: El control judicial de la política exterior: hacia la normalización de la PESC en el ordenamiento jurídico de la Unión Europea (a propósito del asunto Bank Refah Kargaran), Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2021 nº 68 p. 159-184 (ES)
  6. Coutron, Laurent: IV. Recours - Cour de justice, gde ch., 6 octobre 2020, Bank Refah Kargaran c/ Conseil, aff. C-134/19 P, ECLI:EU:C:2020:793, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2020. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2021, p. 287-300 (FR)
  7. Coutron, Laurent: La consécration de la possibilité de demander réparation du préjudice causé par des mesures restrictives prévues par des décisions PESC : un gain de protection juridictionnelle en trompe-l'oeil ?, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2021, n° 3, p. 627-636 (FR)
  8. Carrozzini, Alina ; Lonardo, Luigi: Non-contractual liability for EU sanctions : towards the normalization of CFSP : C-134/19 P Bank Refah Kargaran, European Foreign Affairs Review 2021 nº 3 p. 459-476 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Action for damages
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Safjan

Advocate General

Hogan

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English