Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2015 — National Iranian Gas Company v Council
(Case T-9/13) 1
(Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Objection of illegality — Error of law — Proportionality — Right to property — Jurisdiction of the Council — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Review of the restrictive measures adopted — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: The National Iranian Gas Company (Teheran, Iran) (represented by: E. Glaser and S. Perrotet, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Vitro and M. Bishop, Agents)
Re:
First, application for partial annulment of Article 1, point 8, 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, secondly, application for annulment of Decision 2012/635, 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), and of the decision communicated by the Council’s letter of 14 March 2014, in so far as the inclusion of the applicant’s name in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ 2010 L 195, p. 39), and in Annex IX to 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) is concerned.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the National Iranian Gas Company to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 79, 16.3.2013.