CELEX: 62012TA0564
Language: en
Date: 2015-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-564/12: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Ministry of Energy of Iran v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment — Breach of fundamental rights — Proportionality)

19.10.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 346/15
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Ministry of Energy of Iran v Council
   (Case T-564/12) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment - Breach of fundamental rights - Proportionality))
   (2015/C 346/17)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Ministry of Energy of Iran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: M. Lester, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and A. De Elera, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action for partial annulment of Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 282, p. 58) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2012 of 15 October 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 282, p. 16).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Ministry of Energy of Iran to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 55, 23.2.2013.