24.1.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 19/29 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 December 2008 — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran v Council
(Case T-284/08) (1)
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism - Freezing of funds - Actions for annulment - Rights of the defence - Judicial review)
(2009/C 19/55)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Auvers-sur-Oise, France) (represented by: initially, J.-P. Spitzer, lawyer, and D. Vaughan QC, subsequently by J.-P. Spitzer, D. Vaughan QC and M.E. Demetriou, Barrister)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially, G.J. Van Hegleson, M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, subsequently by M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and A.L. During, Agents); and Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Aalto and S. Boelaert, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2007/868/EC (OJ 2008 L 188, p. 21), so far as it concerns the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2007/868/EC, in so far as it concerns the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. |
2. |
Orders the Council to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. |
3. |
Orders the French Republic and the Commission to pay their own costs. |