Judgment_paragraph 37 · Central Bank of Iran v Council of the European Union (C-266/15 P)

37Indeed, as is apparent from paragraphs 25 and 26 above, the appellant’s role as the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the legislative provisions concerning it were capable of being viewed as constituting a context known to the appellant, such that that the General Court was fully entitled to hold that the Council was not required to provide an explicit statement of reasons regarding the financial services and, thus, the financial resources or facilities which the appellant had allegedly provided to the Government of Iran.