Action brought on 7 January 2011 - Bank Kargoshaei and Others v Council

(Case T-8/11)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Bank Kargoshaei, Bank Melli Iran Investment Company, Bank Melli Iran Printing and Publishing Company, Cement Investment & Development Co., Mazandaran Cement Company, Melli Agrochemical Company, Shomal Cement Co., (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: L. Defalque and S. Woog, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

annul paragraph 5, section B, of the annex to Council Decision 2010/644/CFSP of 25 October 2010 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP¹ and paragraph 5, section B, of the annex to VIII of Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007² and annul the decision contained in the letter of the Council of 28 October 2010;

declare Article 20(1)(b) of Council Decision of 26 July 2010³ and Article 16(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) (EU) No 961/2010 illegal and inapplicable to the applicants;

order that the Council pay the applicants' costs of this application.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on the pleas in law which are identical as the pleas in law relied on by the applicant in Case T-7/11, Bank Melli Iran v Council.

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¹ - OJ L 281, p. 81

² - OJ L 281, p. 1

³ - Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP: of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP, OJ L 195, p. 39