Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Ministry of Energy of Iran v Council
(Case T-564/12) 1
(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment — Breach of fundamental rights — Proportionality)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ministry of Energy of Iran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: M. Lester, Barrister)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and A. De Elera, acting as Agents)
Re:
ACTION for partial annulment of Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 282, p. 58) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2012 of 15 October 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 282, p. 16).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Ministry of Energy of Iran to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 55, 23.2.2013.