Order of the President of the General Court of 12 December 2011 – Akhars v Council

(Case T-579/11 R)

Interim measures – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Syria – Freezing of funds and economic resources – Application for suspension of operation and provisional measures – Lack of urgency – Lack of serious and irreparable harm

1.                     Applications for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Balancing of all the interests involved – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 60, second para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 14-18)

2.                     Applications for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Causal link between the alleged damage and the contested act – Burden of proof (Arts 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU) (see paras 27-28, 36-38)

3.                     Applications for interim measures – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Cumulative conditions (Arts 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU) (see paras 40-41)

Re:

Operative part