Order of the General Court of 14 April 2014 — Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft v Council
(Case T-263/12) 1
(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Res judicata — Obligation to state reasons — Obligation of individual communication — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to property — Proportionality — Competence of the Council — Misuse of powers — Error of law — Definition of support given to nuclear proliferation — Error of assessment — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft Co., Tehran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: F. Esclatine and S. Perrotet, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Cujo and M. Konstantinidis, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for the partial annulment of Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1).
Operative part of the order
1. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
2. In addition to bearing its own costs, Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft Co., Tehran shall pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union.
3. The European Commission is ordered to pay its costs.
________________________1 OJ C 258, 25. 8. 2012.