Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2011 - HTTS v Council
(Case T-562/10)
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Actions for annulment - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Procedure by default - Application to intervene - No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: HTTS (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: J. Kienzle and M. Schlingmann, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and Z. Kupčová, Agents)
Re:
Partial annulment of Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 1), in so far as the applicant's name was included on the list of persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are to be frozen.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Decides that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by the European Commission and the Federal Republic of Germany;
Annuls Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 in so far as it concerns HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping GmbH;
Maintains the effects of Regulation No 961/2010 in so far as it concerns the applicant for a period of no more than two months from the date of delivery of this judgment;
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping.
____________1 - OJ C 46, 12.2.2011.