8.7.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 230/29
Judgment of the General Court of 16 May 2019 — Bank Tejarat v Council
(Case T-37/17) (1)
(Non-contractual liability - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Iran - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States - Compensation for the damage allegedly sustained by the applicant following its inclusion and re-inclusion in the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures at issue - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals)
(2019/C 230/35)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Bank Tejarat (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: S. Zaiwalla, P. Reddy, K. Mittal, A. Meskarian, Solicitors, T. Otty QC, R. Blakeley, V. Zaiwalla, H. Leith, Barristers, and T. de la Mare QC)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and A. Vitro, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Havas and J. Norris, Agents)
Re:
Application based on Article 268 TFEU for compensation for the damage allegedly sustained by the applicant as a result of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 54/2012 of 23 January 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 19, p. 1), Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 709/2012 of 2 August 2012 implementing Regulation No 267/2012 (OJ 2012 L 208, p. 2).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Bank Tejarat to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;
3.
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.
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