Judgment of the General Court of 17 April 2013 – TCMFG v Council
(Case T-404/11) 1
(Common Foreign and Security Policy – Restrictive measures against Iran intended to prevent nuclear proliferation – Freezing of funds – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Turbo Compressor Manufacturer (TCMFG) (Teheran, Iran) (represented by: K. Kleinschmidt, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and J-P. Hix, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and T. Scharf, agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 136, p. 65), to the extent that it affects the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran, to the extent that it affects Turbo Compressor Manufacturer (TCMFG);
Maintains the effects of Decision 2011/299, to the extent that it affects TCMFG, for a period which may not exceed two months and ten days as from the date of delivery of this judgment.
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by TCMFG.
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.
________________________1 OJ C 290, 1.10.2011.