Judgment_paragraph 151 · Safa Nicu Sepahan Co. v Council of the European Union (T-384/11)

151Second, according to the case-law of the Court of Justice, the amount of compensation payable may be accompanied by default interest from the date of delivery of the judgment establishing the obligation to make good the damage (see, to that effect, judgment in Dumortier and Others v Council, EU:C:1979:223, paragraph 25, and judgment of 27 January 2000 in Mulder and Others v Council and Commission, C‑104/89 and C‑37/90, ECR, EU:C:2000:38, paragraph 35; judgment of 26 November 2008 in Agraz and Others v Commission, T‑285/03, EU:T:2008:526, paragraph 55). In accordance with the case-law, the interest rate to be applied is calculated on the basis of the rate set by the European Central Bank for main refinancing operations, as applicable during the period in question, increased by two percentage points (judgments of 13 July 2005 in Camar v Council and Commission, T‑260/97, ECR, EU:T:2005:283, paragraph 146, and Agraz and Others v Commission, EU:T:2008:526, paragraph 55).