Case T-284/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 December 2008 — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Freezing of funds — Actions for annulment — Rights of the defence — Judicial review)
Date: 2008-12-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Council of the European Union, action for annulment (EU), economic sanctions, international sanctions, restriction of liberty, terrorism

24.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 19/29

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as
Agent)

certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
and repealing Decision 2007/868/EC (OJ 2008 L 188, p. 21),
so far as it concerns the applicant.

Re:

Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of
OHIM of 3 September 2007 (Case R 670/2007-2) relating to
the registration of the word sign NEW LOOK as a Community
trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders New Look Ltd to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 37, 9.2.2008.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2008 imple-
menting Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 on specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities
with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision
2007/868/EC,
in so far as it concerns the People's Mojahedin
Organization of Iran.

2. Orders the Council to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs of

the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.

3. Orders the French Republic and the Commission to pay their own

costs.

(1) OJ C 236, 13.9.2008.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 December
2008 — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran v Council

(Case T-284/08) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures
directed against certain persons and entities with a view to
combating terrorism — Freezing of funds — Actions for
annulment — Rights of the defence — Judicial review)

(2009/C 19/55)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Auvers-sur-
Oise, France) (represented by: initially, J.-P. Spitzer, lawyer, and
D. Vaughan QC, subsequently by J.-P. Spitzer, D. Vaughan QC
and M.E. Demetriou, Barrister)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initi-
ally, G.J. Van Hegleson, M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, subsequently
by M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, Agents)

Interveners in support of
the defendant: French Republic (repre-
sented by: G. de Bergues and A.L. During, Agents); and
the European Communities (represented by:
Commission of
P. Aalto and S. Boelaert, Agents)

Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 October 2008 —
S.C. Gerovital Cosmetics v OHIM — S.C. Farmec
(GEROVITAL H3 Prof. Dr. A. Aslan)

(Case T-163/07) (1)

(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — With-
drawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity — No
need to adjudicate)

(2009/C 19/56)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: S.C. Gerovital Cosmetics S.A. (Ilfov County, Romania)
(represented by: D. Boștină, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM,
intervening before the Court of First Instance: S.C. Farmec S.A. (Cluj
Napoca, Romania)
(represented by: G. Turcu and M. Rosu,
lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Council Decision 2008/583/EC of
15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 27 February 2007 (Case R 271/2006-2)
relating to invalidity proceedings between S.C. Farmec S.A. and
S.C. Gerovital Cosmetics S.A.

Re: