Order of the President of the General Court of 27 June 2025 – Iran Air v Council
(Case T‑676/24 R)
( Interim relief – Common Foreign and Security Policy – Restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency )
1.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Cumulative nature – Weighing up of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the judge hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(3) and (4))
(see paragraphs 10-13)
2.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial damage – Situation liable to endanger the existence of the applicant company – Loss capable of being subsequently remedied by means of an action for compensation – Not irreparable
(Arts 268, 278, 279 and 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(2), (3) and (4))
(see paragraphs 16, 17, 25-32, 35-37)
3.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Purely hypothetical damage based on the occurrence of future and uncertain events – Insufficient to demonstrate urgency
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraphs 39-41, 53)
4.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial damage – Obligation to provide specific and precise information, supported by detailed documentary evidence – Situation which could jeopardise the existence of the applicant company or irremediably alter its position in the market – Obligation to demonstrate the existence of obstacles of a structural or legal nature preventing that company from regaining a significant proportion of its market share
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paragraphs 43-45)
5.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Non-material damage not capable of being better remedied at the interim stage than in the main proceedings
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paragraphs 49-52)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.