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Gerda Möllendorf and Christiane Möllendorf-Niehuus (C-117/06)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
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Gerda Möllendorf and Christiane Möllendorf-Niehuus (C-117/06)

Judgment of 11 Oct 2007law://eu/cjeu/2006/c-117-06/para_50@2026-11-11

50On the contrary, the prohibition laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation No 881/2002 is framed in particularly broad terms, as evidenced by the use of the words ‘directly or indirectly’.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-117/06 · ECLI:EU:C:2007:596
Decided: 11 Oct 2007
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicants: Gerda Möllendorf; Christiane Möllendorf-Niehuus
Rapporteur: C.WA. Timmermans
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 5 judges
C.WA. Timmermans, L. Bay Larsen, K. Schiemann, P. Kūris, J.-C. Bonichot
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62006CJ0117

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Interprets 1: 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
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Cites 4: Booker Aquacultur Ltd and Hydro Seafood GSP Ltd v The Scottish Ministers (C-20/00, C-64/00); 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; Siegfried Aulinger v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-371/03); Bosphorus Hava Yollari Turizm ve Ticaret AS v Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications and others (C-84/95)