23.11.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 389/30
Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2015 — Petro Suisse Intertrade v Council
(Joined Cases T-156/13 and T-373/14) (1)
((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Actions for annulment - Infra-State body - Locus standi and interest in bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Right to be heard - Obligation to notify - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Manifest error of assessment - Right to property))
(2015/C 389/31)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Petro Suisse Intertrade Co. SA (Pully, Switzerland) (represented by: J. Grayston, Solicitor, P. Gjørtler, G. Pandey, D. Rovetta, N. Pilkington and D. Sellers, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and I. Rodios, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP of 21 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 356, p. 71) and also of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 of 21 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 356, p. 55), and, secondly, of the Council’s decision contained in its letter of 14 March 2014 to maintain the restrictive measures taken against the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Petro Suisse Intertrade Co. SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.
(1) OJ C 147, 25.5.2013.
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