# C_2013026EN.01004301.xml

| 26.1.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 26/43 |
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26.1.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 26/43

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2012 — Qualitest v Council

(Case T-421/11) (1)

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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Action for annulment - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment)

2013/C 26/82

Language of the case: English

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Qualitest FZE (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: L. Catrain González, lawyer, E. Wright and H. Zhu, Barristers)

Applicant:

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Marhic and R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, Agents)

Defendant:

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Boelaert and T. Scharf, Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant:

Re:

Re:

Application for annulment in part of Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 136, p. 65), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 136, p. 26) and of Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls, in so far as they concern Qualitest FZE:






  — | Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran; |
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Annuls, in so far as they concern Qualitest FZE:

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Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran;

| — | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran; |
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran;

| — | Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010; |
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Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010;

| 2. | Maintains the effects of Decision 2011/299 as regards Qualitest until the annulment of Implementing Regulation No 503/2011 and Regulation No 267/2012 takes effect; |
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Maintains the effects of Decision 2011/299 as regards Qualitest until the annulment of Implementing Regulation No 503/2011 and Regulation No 267/2012 takes effect;

| 3. | Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Qualitest; |
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Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Qualitest;

| 4. | Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs. |
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4.

Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.

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