Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 May 2017 — Safa Nicu Sepahan Co. v Council of the European Union

(Case C-45/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Action for damages - Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Material damage - Non-material damage - Error of assessment in respect of the amount of compensation - None - Cross-appeal - Conditions governing the incurring of the European Union’s non-contractual liability - Obligation to substantiate the restrictive measures - Sufficiently serious breach))

(2017/C 249/02)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Safa Nicu Sepahan Co. (represented by: A. Bahrami, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, M. Bishop and I. Gurov, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the Council of the European Union: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: M. Gray, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the appeals brought by Safa Nicu Sepahan Co. and the Council of the European Union;

2.	Orders Safa Nicu Sepahan Co. and the Council of the European Union to bear their own costs;

3.	Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.

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(1)   OJ C 118, 13.4.2015.