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Document 62008TO0246

    Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 27 August 2008.
    Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union.
    Applications for interim measures - Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran - Council decision - Measure to freeze funds and economic resources - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency - Absence of serious and irreparable damage.
    Case T-246/08 R.

    European Court Reports 2008 II-00146*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:301





    Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 27 August 2008 – Melli Bank v Council

    (Case T-246/08 R)

    Applications for interim measures – Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran – Council decision – Measure to freeze funds and economic resources – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency – Absence of serious and irreparable damage

    1.                     Application for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Financial loss (Arts 242 EC and 243 EC; Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 32-34, 36-38, 43)

    2.                     Application for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Serious and irreparable damage – Financial loss (Arts 242 EC and 243 EC; Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 104(2)) (see para. 35)

    3.                     Application for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage (Art. 242 EC; Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 104(2)) (see para. 50)

    4.                     European Communities – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions (Arts 60 EC, 301 EC and 308 EC; Council Regulation No 423/2007) (see para. 52)

    5.                     Application for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency (Arts 242 EC and 243 EC; Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 53-55)

    Re:

    APPLICATION for suspension of the application of paragraph 4, section B, of the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 implementing Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2008 L 163, p. 29), in so far as Melli Bank plc is included in the list of legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are frozen.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the application for interim measures;

    2.

    Reserves the costs.

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