Order of the Judge of the General Court hearing applications for interim measures of 16 February 2012 - Morison Menon Chartered Accountants and Others v Council

(Case T-656/11 R)

(Interim relief - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation -Freezing of funds and economic resources - Application for suspension of operation - No urgency)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Morison Menon Chartered Accountants (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Morison Menon Chartered Accountants - Dubai Office (Dubai); and Morison Menon Chartered Accountants - Sharjah Office (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: H. Viaene, T. Ruys and D. Gillet, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-M. Joséphidès and S. Kyriakopoulou, Agents)

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of, first, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1245/2001 of 1 December 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 11) and, second, Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP of 1 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 71), in so far as they add to the list of persons and entities whose funds and economic resources are to be frozen the entity known as 'Morison Menon Chartered Accountants'.

Operative part of the order

1.    The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2.    The costs are reserved.

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