CELEX: 62012TA0053
Language: en
Date: 2012-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-53/12: Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2012 — CF Sharp Shipping Agencies v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Actions for annulment — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based)

8.12.2012   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 379/23
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2012 — CF Sharp Shipping Agencies v Council
   (Case T-53/12) (1)
   
   (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Actions for annulment - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based)
   2012/C 379/40
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: CF Sharp Shipping Agencies Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: S. Drury, Solicitor, K. Adamantopoulos and J. Cornelis, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Annulment of Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 1), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1245/2011 of 1 December 2011 implementing Regulation No 961/2010 (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 11), and of Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1), in so far as they concern the applicant.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1245/2011 of 1 December 2011 implementing Regulation No 961/2010 in so far as they concern the inclusion of CF Sharp Shipping Agencies Pte Ltd on the list in Annex VIII to Regulation No 961/2010.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Annuls Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation No 961/2010 in so far as it concerns the inclusion of CF Sharp Shipping Agencies on the list in Annex IX thereto.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Holds that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application by CF Sharp Shipping Agencies seeking annulment of Regulation No 961/2010 and Implementing Regulation No 1245/2011 with immediate effect.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder.
            
         
               5.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 89, 24.3.2012.