Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2018 — Bank Refah Kargaran v Council
(Case T-552/15) 1
(Non-contractual liability — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran — Compensation of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of its name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Bank Refah Kargaran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: J.-M. Thouvenin, lawyer)
Defendant: European Council (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Tricot and A. Aresu, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the adoption of restrictive measures against it.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Bank Refah Kargaran to bear its costs and pay those of the Council of the European Union;
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 398, 30.11.2015.