ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOURTH CHAMBER OF THE GENERAL COURT
14 December 2012 (1)
(Removal from the register)
In Case T-90/12,
Elegant Target Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Eternal Expert Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Giant King Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Golden Charter Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Golden Summit Investments Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Golden Wagon Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Grand Trinity Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Great Equity Investments Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Great Prospect International Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Harvest Supreme Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Key Charter Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
King Prosper Investments Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Master Supreme International Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Metro Supreme International Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Modern Elegant Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Prosper Metro Investments Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Silver Universe International Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
Sparkle Brilliant Development Ltd, established in Hong Kong (China),
represented by F. Randolph, M. Lester, Barristers and M. Taher, Solicitor,
applicants,
v
Council of the European Union, represented by P. Plaza García and M. Joséphidès, acting as Agents,
defendant,
supported by
European Commission, represented by F. Castillo de la Torre and M. Konstantinidis, acting as Agents,
intervener,
ANNULMENT of Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP of 1 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 71), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1245/2011 of 1 December 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 11), in so far as the applicants’ names have been added to the list of persons and entities subject to those restrictive measures.
1 By letter lodged at the Registry of the General Court on 3 December 2012, the applicants informed the Court in accordance with Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure that they wished to discontinue proceedings. They sought no order as to costs.
2 By letter lodged at the Registry of the Court on 7 December 2012, the intervener requested that the applicants should bear the costs.
3 By letter lodged at the Registry of the Court on 12 December 2012, the defendant informed the Court that it has no reasons to oppose to the discontinuance of the case and that the applicants should be ordered to pay the costs.
4 The first subparagraph of Article 87(5) of the Rules of Procedure provides that a party who discontinues or withdraws from proceedings shall be ordered to pay the costs if they have been applied for in the observations of the other party on the discontinuance. In the present case, the defendant and the intervener requested that the applicants be ordered to pay their costs.
5 In addition, the first subparagraph of Article 87(4) of the Rules of Procedure provides that the Member States and institutions which intervened in the proceedings shall bear their own costs.
6 The case will therefore be removed from the register and the applicants ordered to pay their own costs, as well as those incurred by the defendant, whereas the intervener shall bear its own costs.
On those grounds,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOURTH CHAMBER OF THE GENERAL COURT
hereby orders:
1. Case T-90/12 is removed from the register of the General Court.
2. The applicants shall bear their own costs, as well as those incurred by the defendant.
3. The intervener shall bear its own costs.
Luxembourg, 14 December 2012.