Action brought on 9 January 2013 - Bank of Industry and Mine v Council

(Case T-10/13)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Bank of Industry and Mine (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: E. Glaser and S. Perrotet, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

Annul Article 1(8) of Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP of 15 October 2012 in so far as it has amended Article 20(c) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP;

Annul Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP of 15 October 2012 in so far as it includes BIM in the list of entities to which the measures freezing funds referred to in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP are to apply;

Annul also Council Implementing Regulation No 945/2012 of 15 October 2012 in so far as it includes BIM in the list of entities to which the measures freezing funds in Annex IX to Regulation No 267/2012 are to apply;

Declare that Regulation No 267/2012, Decision 2010/413/CFSP, as amended by Decisions 2012/35/CFSP and 2012/635/CFSP in their provisions inserting then amending Article 20(c) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP and adding the applicant to the list in Annex II, does not apply to BIM;

And, in the alternative, should Article 1(8) of Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP of 15 October 2012, in so far as it has amended Article 20(c) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, not be annulled, declare that it does not apply to BIM;

Order the Council to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on ten pleas in law which are in essence identical or similar to those raised in Case T-9/13 National Iranian Gas Company v Council.

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