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Document 62013TA0428
Case T-428/13: Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2015 — IOC-UK v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Right to be heard — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Equal treatment and non-discrimination)
Case T-428/13: Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2015 — IOC-UK v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Right to be heard — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Equal treatment and non-discrimination)
Case T-428/13: Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2015 — IOC-UK v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Right to be heard — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Equal treatment and non-discrimination)
OJ C 371, 9.11.2015, p. 23–23
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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9.11.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 371/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2015 — IOC-UK v Council
(Case T-428/13) (1)
((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Right to be heard - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Equal treatment and non-discrimination))
(2015/C 371/25)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Iranian Oil Company UK Ltd (IOC-UK) (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Grayston, Solicitor, P. Gjørtler, G. Pandey, D. Rovetta, M. Gambardella, D. Sellers and N. Pilkington, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented initially by S. Behzadi-Spencer and V. Kaye, and subsequently by V. Kaye, acting as Agents, and by M. Gray, Barrister)
Re:
Application for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2013/270/CFSP of 6 June 2013 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2013 L 156, p. 10), and, secondly, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 522/2013 of 6 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2013 L 156, p. 3).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Iranian Oil Company UK Ltd (IOC-UK) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union; |
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Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs. |