Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:307
Date: 2019-05-08
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Provisions governing the Institutions;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for damages - unfounded;Action for damages - inadmissible
Origin: Germany;United Kingdom

Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Others v Council (Case T-434/15) 1 (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Non-contractual liability — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals) Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (Tehran, Iran) and the six other applicants whose names are set out in the Annex to the judgment (represented by: M. Taher, Solicitor, M. Malek QC, and R. Blakeley, Barrister) Defendants: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and H. Marcos Fraile, acting as Agents) Re: Application, pursuant to Articles 268 and 340 TFEU, for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of the inclusion of their names on the lists set out in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ 2010 L 195, p. 39), in the Annex to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2010 of 26 July 2010 implementing Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2010 L 195, p. 25), in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/644/CFSP of 25 October 2010 amending Decision 2010/413 (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 81), in Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 1) and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and the other applicants whose names are set out in the Annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union. ____________ 1 OJ C 328, 5.10.2015.