Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 28 November 2013

Council of the European Union v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft Co., Tehran

Appeal — Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Measures directed against the Iranian oil and gas industry — Freezing of funds — Obligation to state reasons — Obligation to substantiate the measure

Case C‑348/12 P



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
24/01/2014 Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2013:776		 28/11/2013 Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2013:776		 28/11/2013 Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
07/09/2012 Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2013:470		 11/07/2013 Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Appeal lodged against the judgment of the General Court in Case T509/10 Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft, by which the General Court annulled, in so far as they concern Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft Co., Tehran, 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); Council implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2010 of 26 July 2010 implementing Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2010 L 195, p. 25); Council Decision 2010/644/CFSP of 25 October 2010 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 81); 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) – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation – List of persons, bodies and entities to which the freezing of funds applies – Errors of law – Admissibility – Governmental organisation status of the entity concerned – Ability of such an organisation to rely on the protection of fundamental rights – Burden of proof

Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
      3.02.03.01 Interest in bringing proceedings
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.03 New pleas in law
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.02 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
      1.04.02.02 Scope of the protection of rights and principles
        1.04.02.02.01 Limitation on the exercise of rights and freedoms (Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.01 Concept of restrictive measures
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.01 Concept of restrictive measures
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.02 Legal basis
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.09 Restriction(s) on the right to property


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 06/07/2012

Date of the Opinion

  • 11/07/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

28/11/2013


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 287 from 22.09.2012, p.27

Judgment: OJ C 39 from 08.02.2014, p.6

Name of the parties

Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Simon, Denys: Mesures restrictives (Iran), Europe 2014 janvier Comm. nº 1 p.18 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Common foreign and security policy

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeals : application granted

Formation of the Court

Cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French