CRA v Council

Provisional text JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber)16 October 2024 (*)( Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Iran – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list – Obligation to state reasons – Rights of the defence – Right to effective judicial protection – Proportionality – Misuse of powers )In Case T‑201/23,Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), established in Tehran (Iran), represented by T. Clay, T. Zahedi Vafa and K. Mehtiyeva, lawyers,applicant,v Council of the European Union, represented by D. Laurent, P. Mahnič and S. Lejeune, acting as Agents,defendant,THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber),composed of M. J. Costeira, President, M. Kancheva (Rapporteur) and U. Öberg, Judges,Registrar: V. Di Bucci,having regard to the written part of the procedure,having regard to the fact that no request for a hearing was submitted by the parties within three weeks after service of notification of the close of the written part of the procedure, and having decided to rule on the action without an oral part of the procedure, pursuant to Article 106(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court,gives the following Judgment 1        By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), seeks the annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/152 of...