CELEX: 62015TN0052
Language: en
Date: 2015-02-04 00:00:00
Title: Case T-52/15: Action brought on 4 February 2015 — Sharif University of Technology/Conseil

27.4.2015   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 138/52
            
         Action brought on 4 February 2015 — Sharif University of Technology/Conseil
   (Case T-52/15)
   (2015/C 138/70)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sharif University of Technology (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: M. Happold, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               annul the Annex to Council Decision 2014/776/CFSP, Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the Annex to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1202/2014, and Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 insofar as they concern the applicant;
            
         
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               award the applicant a compensation to make good the damage to its reputation caused by the Council’s actions; and
            
         
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               order the Council to pay the applicant’s costs of the proceedings.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   By support of its action, the applicant seeks the annulment of the Annex to Council Decision 2014/776/CFSP (1), Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2), the Annex to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1202/2014 (3), and Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (4) insofar as they concern the applicant.
   In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.
   First plea in law, alleging that the Council has violated the applicant’s rights of the defence and its right to effective judicial protection;
   Second plea in law, alleging that the Council has made manifest errors of assessment as regards its adoption of restrictive measures against the applicant;
   Third plea in law, arguing that the Council has violated the applicant’s right to property and the principle of proportionality; and
   Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Council has misused its powers in adopting restrictive measures against the applicant.
   
      (1)  Council Decision 2014/776/CFSP of 7 November 2014 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 325, 19)
   
      (2)  Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 39)
   
      (3)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1202/2014 of 7 November 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 325, 3)
   
      (4)  Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ L 88, 1)