Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 15 October 2008 - Bank Melli Iran v Council

(Case T-390/08 R)

(Applications for interim measures - Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran - Council decision - Measure to freeze funds and economic resources - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency - Absence of serious and irreparable damage)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Bank Melli Iran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: L. Defalque, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop, E. Finnegan and R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for suspension of the application of paragraph 4, section B, of the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 implementing Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2008 L 163, p. 29), in so far as Bank Melli Iran is included in the list of legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are frozen.

Operative part of the order

The application for interim measures is dismissed.

The costs are reserved.

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