Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Others v Council of the European Union (T-14/14, T-87/14)

Judgment of 17 Feb 2017

law://eu/cjeu/2014/t-14-14/para_198@2026-11-14

198Suffice it to note that, in accordance with settled case-law, restrictive measures consisting of the freezing of funds are not of a criminal nature (see, to that effect, judgments of 11 July 2007, Sison v Council, T‑47/03, not published, EU:T:2007:207, paragraph 101, and of 7 December 2010, Fahas v Council, T‑49/07, EU:T:2010:499, paragraph 67). Since the assets of the persons concerned have not been confiscated as the proceeds of crime but rather frozen as a precautionary measure, those measures do not constitute criminal sanctions and do not, moreover, imply any accusation of a criminal nature (judgments of 11 July 2007, Sison v Council, T‑47/03, not published, EU:T:2007:207, paragraph 101, and of 9 December 2014, Peftiev v Council, T‑441/11, not published, EU:T:2014:1041, paragraph 87).

Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Others v Council of the European Union (T-14/14, T-87/14)

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