CELEX: 62013TA0158
Language: en
Date: 2015-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-158/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2015 — Iralco v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Error of assessment)

3.11.2015   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 363/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2015 — Iralco v Council
   (Case T-158/13) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Error of assessment))
   (2015/C 363/38)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Iranian Aluminium Co. (Iralco) (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: S. Millar and S. Ashley, Solicitors, M. Lester and M. Happold, Barristers)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and I. Rodios, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of (i) Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP of 21 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 356, p. 71) in so far as it listed the applicant in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ 2010 L 195, p. 39) and (ii) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 of 21 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 356, p. 55) in so far as it listed the applicant in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP of 21 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran in so far as it listed Iranian Aluminium Co. (Iralco) in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Annuls Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 of 21 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran in so far as it listed Iralco in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the effects of Decision 2012/829 to be maintained as regards Iralco until the entry into force of the order to annul Implementing Regulation No 1264/2012;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Iralco.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 147, 25.5.2013.