CELEX: 62009CA0027
Language: en
Date: 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Case C-27/09 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2011 — French Republic v People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, Council of the European Union, European Commission (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Common Position 2001/931/CFSC — Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 — Freezing of funds applicable to a group included in a list drawn up, revised and amended by the Council of the European Union — Rights of the defence)

18.2.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 49/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2011 — French Republic v People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, Council of the European Union, European Commission
   (Case C-27/09 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism - Common Position 2001/931/CFSC - Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 - Freezing of funds applicable to a group included in a list drawn up, revised and amended by the Council of the European Union - Rights of the defence)
   2012/C 49/02
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: French Republic (represented by: E. Belliard and by G. de Bergues and A. Adam, Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (represented by: J.-P. Spitzer, avocat, D. Vaughan QC and M.-E. Demetriou, Barrister), Council of the European Union, European Commission (represented by: S. Boelaert and P. Aalto, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal against the judgment of 4 December 2008 of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) in Case T-284/08 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran v Council of the European Union annulling, so far as the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran is concerned, Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2007 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) 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 (OJ 2008 L 188, p. 21)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 4.4.2009.