25.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/68

(Case T-619/15)

(2016/C 027/86)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Bureau d’achat de diamant Centrafrique (Badica) (Bangui, Central African Republic), Kardiam (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: D. Luff and L. Defalque, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

—annul Article 1 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1485 of 2 September 2015 and point B 1 of the Annex to that regulation in so far as the applicants are added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic;

—order the Council to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

1.First plea in law, alleging infringement of the rights of the defence and of the right to a fair hearing and to effective judicial protection. This plea is expressed in two parts:

—first part, alleging a failure on the part of the Council to notify the applicants individually of the decision to freeze funds;

—second part, alleging a failure to disclose the evidence and the file, and infringement of the principle of audi alteram partem and of transparency.

2.Second plea in law, alleging an error of assessment of the facts relating to the applicants’ activities resulting in an error of law.

3.Third plea in law, alleging defects in the examination carried out by the Council.