JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Seventh Chamber)
4 December 2008 (*)
(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)
In Case T-284/08,
People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, established in Auvers-sur-Oise (France), represented initially by J.-P. Spitzer, lawyer, and D. Vaughan QC, and subsequently by J.-P. Spitzer, D. Vaughan QC and M.-E. Demetriou, Barrister,
applicant,
Council of the European Union, represented initially by G.-J. Van Hegleson, M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, and subsequently by M. Bishop and E. Finnegan, acting as Agents,
defendant,
supported by
French Republic, represented by G. de Bergues and A.-L. During, acting as Agents,
and by
Commission of the European Communities, represented by P. Aalto and S. Boelaert, acting as Agents,
interveners,
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,
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Seventh Chamber),
composed of N. J. Forwood (Rapporteur), President, D. Šváby and L. Truchot, Judges,
Registrar: C. Kantza, Administrator,
having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 3 December 2008,
gives the following
